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The Ten suchnesses (Chinese: 十如是 ''shí rúshì''; Japanese: 十如是 ''jū nyoze'') are a Mahayana doctrine which is important, as well as unique, to that of the Tiantai (Tendai) and Nichiren Buddhist schools of thought. The doctrine is derived from a passage found within the second chapter of the Chinese translation of the Lotus Sutra, and is also known as the ten reality aspects, ten factors of life, or the Reality of all Existence. ==Overview== The ten suchnesses, or categories, are what led the sixth century Chinese Buddhist philosopher Zhiyi to establish the doctrine of the "three thousand () in one thought."〔 Nichiren regarded the doctrine of "three thousand () in one thought" (''ichinen-sanzen'') as the very essence of the Buddha's teachings. He wrote in his work ''Kaimoku-shō'' (Essay on the Eye-opener) concerning ''ichinen-sanzen'': :The very doctrine of the Three Thousand Realms in One Mind of the Tendai sect appears to be the way to lead man to buddhahood.〔 The principle of the Reality of All Existence not only analyzes what modern science would analyze in physical substances to the extent of subatomic particles, but also extends to mental state. Accordingly, everyone's mind has existing within it the ten realms of existence which are said to be found within one another. The suchnesses reveal the deepest reality inherent within all things, and, consequently, innumerable embodied substances existing in the universe are interrelated with all things. The doctrine consists of ten words that are preceded by the words "such a" or "such an": # Such a Form (phenomenon) # Such a Nature (character) # Such an Embodiment (entity) # Such a Potency (ability) # Such a Function (activity) # Such a Primary Cause (direct cause) # Such a Secondary Cause (occasion or condition) # Such an Effect (result) # Such a Recompense (reward or retribution) # Such a Complete Fundamental Whole The suchnesses, one through nine, operate according to the law of the universal truth, namely from the "complete fundamental whole" under which no one, no thing, and no function can depart. All things, including man, along with their relations with everything else are formed from the Reality of All Existence that is the Ten Suchnesses. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ten suchnesses」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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