禪門

Chinese

		abdicate; meditation; abstraction abdicate; meditation; abstraction; (Zen) Buddhism	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (禪門)		禪	門
simp. (禅门)		禅	门

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chánmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chánmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chánmén
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan²-mên²
    • Yale: chán-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charnmen
    • Palladius: чаньмэнь (čanʹmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ mən³⁵/

Noun

禪門

1. Buddhism

Synonyms

• 佛教 (Fójiào)
• 佛門／佛门 (fómén)
• 象教 (xiàngjiào)
• 釋家／释家 (shìjiā) (archaic)
• 釋教／释教 (shìjiào) (archaic)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (禪門):

• → Korean: 선문(禪門) (seonmun)
• → Vietnamese: thiền môn (禪門)