There are two types of dokkaku; bugyo-dokkaku (部行独覚) who pursues enlightenment in company with his peers, and rinkakuyu-dokkaku (麟角喩独覚) who searches after enlightenment alone, looking as solitary as a single horn (角) of a qilin (麒麟) does.
独覚は、仲間をつくって修行する部行独覚と、麒麟の一角の如く独りで道を得る麟角喩独覚とに分ける。