zazen
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Japanese 座禅, from 座 ‘sitting’ + 禅 ‘meditation’.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /zɑːˈzɛn/
[edit] Noun
zazen (uncountable)
- A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism.
- 1992, Donna Tartt, The Secret History:
- In the practice of Zen there is an exercise called zazen – similar, I think, to the Theravedic practice of vipassana. One sits facing a blank wall. No matter the emotion one feels, no matter how strong or violent, one remains motionless. Facing the wall. The discipline, of course, is in continuing to sit.
- 1992, Donna Tartt, The Secret History:
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[edit] Czech
[edit] Noun
zazen m.
[edit] Japanese
[edit] Noun
zazen (hiragana ざぜん)
- 座禅, 坐禅: Zen meditation
