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Discussion 1: In many of his works, Chinul advocates a sudden awakening/gradual cultivation (tonochomsu) approach to Buddhist soteriology. Describe the major features of this approach, referring in particular to the two types of awakening and his definition of cultivation. Does it seem reasonable to you that awakening can be said to precede religious cultivation? How, if at all, is the practice of kanhwa("examining the keyword/critical phrase/meditative topic") meditation, which is usually presumed to follow instead a sudden awakening/sudden cultivation approach, incorporated into Chinul's preferred soteriological system? Justify your reasoning with specific evidence.