Can ordinary people attain enlightenment?

I read your question.
Even if you say Buddhism in one word, it has various systems of thought, such as being said to be the 84,000 Dharma. For that reason, the reality is that what the state of enlightenment indicates differs depending on the era and sect. In early Buddhism, as far as I read literature, being a monk was an absolute requirement for attaining enlightenment, so one cannot be enlightened by staying at home. However, in Mahayana Buddhism, it is explained that it is possible to reach enlightenment even when staying at home, as shown in the Ima Sutra, etc.
As you can see above, enlightenment cannot be clearly defined, but I will state my personal opinion based on that assumption.

In Buddhism, death from old age sickness is treated as suffering, but as shown in the Four Gates Expedition, liberation from these hardships is an important theme confronting Buddhism. Well, when it comes to why death from old age sickness is painful, it is because it comes to me like no other. The self referred to here is self-consciousness, the so-called “me.” If we are strong, the suffering of old age, illness, death, and death will be unbearable in proportion to that, and conversely, selfless people will end their lives lightly. Therefore, I meditate to keep myself humble.

Therefore, I think that whether or not you have reached enlightenment is divided by the presence or absence of “selfishness.”

I myself have a clear awareness that I have not reached enlightenment, and I don't know if you have reached enlightenment, but what you need to help someone is not awareness of enlightenment, but empathy, isn't it? It wasn't the logical advice that helped me the most when it was really hard, and it was the presence of someone who cried with me. If you have sympathy, I hope you can reach out regardless of enlightenment.

※For enlightenment, I think Yuji Uogawa's “Zero Point of Buddhist Thought” will be helpful.

Hello, Gasssy-san.

It's about whether you can attain enlightenment even if you don't practice Buddhism.
Of course, even if you don't practice Buddhism, you can learn it if you live a life worthy of Buddhist practice. You can learn even if you're not a boy. Awakening is not the monopoly patent of the monk. Everyone has an epiphany. I've seen more than a few corrupt monks, even if they are monks called high priests. On the other hand, there are many people who have saved many lives and led people to happiness, even if they are monks or people who are not highly educated. Everyone has different ways of accepting the content of enlightenment, but at least people who feel happiness with joy and lead without sparing effort are probably people with great sense of awareness. Awakening is not a special power or superpower. I think it's a real feeling of living. Gassho

Gasssy-sama

This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is my humble answer to the question.

If you truly attain enlightenment, your hesitation and suffering will completely disappear, so of course you won't be asked questions here without hesitation about whether or not that state is enlightenment.

Anyway, in order to reach enlightenment, it is necessary to deal with ignorance (fundamental ignorance) and worry according to definite Buddhism, and to manage work cleanly.

In particular, it is required to treat afflictions and intellectual disabilities that hinder enlightenment with the power of wisdom and blessings in Buddhist practice.

So how should we walk the path to enlightenment is described in detail in “The Way of the Bodhi Path” and “Broad Discussion on the Path of Bodhi,” which was written by Master Tsongkapa, who was active in the 10th to 11th centuries, and was active in Tibet in the 14th to 15th century, inheriting the trend from Atisha, who was active in India's Vikramasila Monastery.

Japanese translations of all of the above books have also been published, so I hope you can work on reading comprehension if you haven't already.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

If it's Hiroshima
What is Gasssy-san's surroundings
There are probably many temples of the Jodo Shinshu sect.

In the Jodo Shinshu
“Humans are ordinary people who can't get rid of their worries
I can't gain enlightenment in this life
I'll leave everything to Amida Buddha and attain Buddhism.”
Because I think
Neither ordinary people nor monks can understand it on their own.
You can only be saved by the power of Amida Nyorai.

That's why peace of mind can be obtained by believing in it,
That feeling of peace I received from Amida Nyorai
You can share it with others.

Whether you're aware or not
You can help those around you.

What does enlightenment mean?
Getting great peace of mind,
The fact that there is no rudeness in the heart,
The feeling of a clear blue sky,
It seems to be different from person to person, and it doesn't seem to be different,
It's not something you can get even if you ask for it
the more you ask
It seems like they are moving away.

Buddha is the phantom incarnation Sozerobiqu the Buddha is the phantom incarnation's ancestor is this Obika
If you ask for a Buddha, you can't be taken by a Buddha demon if you ask for a Buddha setsu
If you want to ask for a son, you're bound by a demon, you can't be bound by a demon
If you ask for something, everyone will suffer, be safe, and if you ask, why won't everyone be in pain and be safe

I think it would be nice if I could live a carefree life.

However, there is one objection.
It's a life chosen by people close to me,
A life that has been kept alive,
A life where you get paid,
A feeling of recompassion that I thought about came up,
I think Yoro will enrich your life
I think it's foolish.

Namu Amida Buddha