座禅

Japanese
Kanji in this term
座 禅
ざ
Grade: 6		 ぜん
Grade: S
goon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 坐禪 (MC d͡zuɑX d͡ʑiᴇn). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

座禅 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 座禪, hiragana ざぜん, rōmaji zazen)

  1. (Buddhism) a form of sitting meditation in Zen Buddhism

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 座禅 (ざぜん)石 (せき) (zazenseki)
  • 座 (ザ)禅 (ゼン)草 (ソウ) (zazensō)
  • 座禅 (ざぜん)衾 (ぶすま) (zazen-busuma)
  • 座禅 (ざぜん)豆 (まめ) (zazen mame)
  • 座禅 (ざぜん)和讃 (わさん) (zazen wasan)
  • 三時 (さんじ)座禅 (ざぜん) (sanji zazen)
  • 四 (し)時 (じ)座禅 (ざぜん) (shiji zazen)
  • 身 (み)替 (がわり)座禅 (ざぜん) (migawari zazen)
  • 座 (ミズ)坐 (ザ)禅 (ゼン) (mizuzazen)

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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