禅宗

See also: 禪宗

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 禅宗 – see 禪宗 (“Zen Buddhism”). (This term is the simplified form of 禪宗).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
禅	宗
ぜん Grade: S	しゅう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
禪宗 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 禪宗 (d͡ʑiᴇn t͡suoŋ).

Noun

1. (Buddhism) Zen Buddhism

Synonyms

• 禅(ぜん) (zen), 仏心宗(ぶっしんしゅう) (busshinshū), 禅門(ぜんもん) (zenmon)

Derived terms

• 禅宗様(ぜんしゅうよう) (zenshūyō)