Kanji
禅
kanji character
Zen
silent meditation
禅 kanji-禅 Zen, silent meditation
禅
Meaning
Zen and silent meditation
Readings
Kun'yomi
- しずか
- ゆずる
On'yomi
- ぜん dhyana (profound meditation)
- ざ ぜん zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
- ぜん でら Zen temple
- せん
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禅 dhyana (profound meditation), Zen (Buddhism) -
座 禅 zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position) -
坐 禅 zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position) -
禅 寺 Zen temple -
禅 宗 Zen (Buddhism) -
禅 僧 Zen priest -
禅 譲 abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir), smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.) -
禅 問 答 Zen dialogue, Zen questions and answers -
友 禅 染 type of dyeing method or pattern, silk printed by the Yuzen process -
禅 定 dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration), ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō), mountain top -
禅 尼 Zen nun -
禅 画 Zen painting -
禅 学 Zen studies, Zen practice -
禅 味 the flavor of Zen, the flavour of Zen, air or style of disinterestedness -
禅 林 Zen temple -
禅 門 Zen, entering the path of Zen -
禅 家 Zen, Zen temple, Zen priest -
禅 堂 zendo (Zen meditation hall) -
禅 話 Zen talk -
禅 師 monk, priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court -
禅 那 dhyana (profound meditation) -
禅 室 room for zazen meditation, room for Buddhist practices, Zen monk's quarters... -
禅 院 Zen temple -
禅 浄 Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism -
禅 知 wisdom obtained from meditation, wisdom and meditation -
禅 智 wisdom obtained from meditation, wisdom and meditation -
禅 法 method of Buddhist study and practice that is based in meditative concentration, meditative methods used in Zen Buddhism -
禅 語 Zen terminology, Zen words -
禅 道 Zen ascetic practices, Zen meditation, Zen teachings... -
禅 刹 Zen temple