noun
perception through the six senses
A technical Buddhist term referring to cognition through the six faculties: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and mental consciousness. Rare in everyday Japanese; mainly encountered in philosophical or religious contexts.
仏教では、見聞覚知は六つの感覚による認識を指す。
In Buddhism, 見聞覚知 refers to cognition through the six senses.
A Sino-Japanese compound of 見 (sight), 聞 (hearing), 覚 (perception/consciousness), and 知 (knowing). The term originates from Buddhist philosophy, where it describes the six modes of sensory and mental cognition.