五ご眼げん

noun

the five eyes

Buddhist term referring to five levels of perception: physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, dharma eye, and Buddha eye. Used in doctrinal contexts.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、五ご眼げんは修しゅ行ぎょうによって得えられる五いつつの見けん識しきを表あらわす。

  In Buddhism, the five eyes represent five kinds of insight attained through practice.