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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

  1. noun A school of Buddhism, strongest in China and Japan, that emphasises sudden insight reached through meditation rather than through study of scripture.
  2. noun A calm, focused state of mind, or an approach to a task that favours simplicity and intuition over overthinking it.