Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Of or related to Zen Buddhism. · Alternative letter-case form of zen.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of zen: (religion) enlightenment and (informal) mindful action, instruction, or behavior considered similar to Zen.
name
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means and principally associated with China and Japan.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *dʰyeh₂-der. Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna)lbor. Chinese 禪那 /禅那bor. Japanese 禅那clip. Japanese 禅 (ぜん)bor. English Zen From Japanese 禅(ぜん) (zen), from Middle Chinese 禪 (MC dzyen), an abbreviation of 禪那 (MC dzyen na), from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”). Doublet of dhyana, jhana, Chan, and Sen.
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