Ζεν — meaning in English
Zen
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English meaning
- Zen noun A school of Buddhism, strongest in China and Japan, that emphasises sudden insight reached through meditation rather than through study of scripture.
Senses
Ζεν is used for these senses in English:
- Zen (religion) A school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan.
- Zen Buddhism (Buddhism) The Zen denomination of Buddhism.
Zen — full definition
- noun A school of Buddhism, strongest in China and Japan, that emphasises sudden insight reached through meditation rather than through study of scripture.
- noun A calm, focused state of mind, or an approach to a task that favours simplicity and intuition over overthinking it.