一いち挨あい一いっ拶さつ

noun

dialoging to ascertain enlightenment

Archaic Zen Buddhist term for a formal exchange between practitioners to test each other's level of enlightenment. Not used in modern everyday language.

See also: 挨拶

• 禅ぜんの修しゅ行ぎょうでは、一いち挨あい一いっ拶さつによって互たがいの悟さとりの深ふかさを確たしかめ合あった。

  In Zen practice, practitioners would ascertain each other's depth of enlightenment through dialoging.