What Is the Attainment of Realization?

So-called realization level (zhengliang) generally refers to the degree to which one has realized the teachings of the greater and lesser vehicles, the degree to which one has actually realized or engaged in contemplative practice (vipaśyanā-caryā) of the greater and lesser vehicle teachings. "Realization" means to attain; "level" means measure, degree, or standard.

Cultivating meditative concentration (samādhi) also involves realization level, called the realization level of meditative concentration. In learning any dharma, there is the notion of realization level. If one has not realized anything, then of course there is no realization level.