六慧

The six kinds of wisdom. Each is allotted seriatim to one of the six positions 六位 q. v.

(1) 聞慧 the wisdom of hearing and apprehending the truth of the middle way is associated with the 十住;

(2) 思慧 of thought with the 十行;

(3) 修慧 of observance with the 十廻向;

(4) 無相慧 of either extreme, or the mean, with the 十地;

(5) 照寂慧 of understanding of nirvana with 等覺慧;

(6) 寂照慧 of making nirvana illuminate all beings associated with 佛果 Buddha-fruition. They are a 別教 Differentiated School series and all are associated with 中道 the school of the 中 or middle way.