Nor would it be possible to refer him to any works of literature (before the present one) from which he could gain enlightenment.

In addition to mere adventure, the protagonists who return from the mountain come back changed, usually gaining wisdom and enlightenment.

In short, from some books the reader may gain moral or political enlightenment, but will be disappointed of developing a personal taste.

Eventually, all the inhabitants gained enlightenment through Kalachakra practice.

The teachings there did not satisfy him, and he went to Daozong's school to gain enlightenment.

It was not until he abandoned these methods completely and put himself into a trance one night that he gained enlightenment.

Apparently he did have to go through them all before gaining enlightenment.

In this corridor worshippers try to touch a metal key hanging on the wall, in order to gain enlightenment.

The Pure Land is where one can more easily gain enlightenment since suffering does not exist.

Nichiren was a progressive, the first Japanese thinker to declare that women could gain enlightenment.