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禅: Zen

Zen; meditation
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Readings

On
ゼン・セン
Kun
しずか・ゆずる

ぜん: 禅(ぜん) "Zen", 座禅(ざぜん) "Zen meditation", 禅寺(ぜんでら) "Zen temple", 禅宗(ぜんしゅう) "Zen sect", 禅問答(ぜんもんどう) "Zen dialogue".

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Key words

禅ぜんZen
座禅ざぜんseated Zen meditation
禅寺ぜんでらZen temple
禅宗ぜんしゅうZen Buddhism
禅問答ぜんもんどうZen dialogue; cryptic exchange

Example sentences

I tried zazen at a temple in Kyoto.

The Zen temple deep in the mountains was very quiet.

His explanation was like a Zen riddle, and I couldn't really understand it.

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