zazen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 坐(ざ)禅(ぜん) (zazen), from 坐(ざ) (za, “sitting”) + 禅(ぜん) (zen, “meditation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɑːˈzɛn/

Noun

zazen (usually uncountable, plural zazens)

1. A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism.
   • 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1226:

     They had sent out scouts to try and locate the original cave where the practice of Zazen was first initiated.

   • 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.

Translations

form of meditation

• Czech: zazen m
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• French: zazen (fr) m

Anagrams

• zanze

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Czech

Noun

1. zazen

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Japanese

Romanization

zazen

1. Rōmaji transcription of ざぜん