e/Subitism

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has gloss	eng: The term Subitism as applied to Buddhism (to disambiguate, see Subitizing) is derived from the French illumination subite (lit. sudden illumination), contrasting with illumination graduelle. It gained currency in this use in English from the work of sinologist Paul Demiéville, whose 1947 work Mirror of the Mind was widely read in the U.S. and inaugurated a series by him on subitism and gradualism .
lexicalization	eng: subitism
instance of	c/Buddhist terms