三覺

From the Awakening of Faith﹝出起信論﹞

1. 本覺 inherent, potential enlightenment or intelligence of every being.

2. 始覺 initial, or early stages of such enlightenment, brought about through the external perfuming or influence of teaching, working on the internal perfuming of subconscious intelligence.

3. 究竟覺 completion of enlightenment, the subjective mind in perfect accord with the subconscious (or superconscious) mind, or the inherent intelligence.

一、本覺，一切眾生本來固有之自性清淨心，心體本來覺了，離諸妄念，故名本覺。

二、始覺，本覺之體，忽起妄念，而成不覺，今始覺了一切諸法即是真如，平等不二，故名始覺。

三、究竟覺，謂能覺了染心之源，究竟終窮，同於本覺，故名究竟覺。