Meaning

1 senses

  1. Of or related to Zen Buddhism.

    Zen meditation

    Zen monk

Examples

15 sentences

  1. It would be fantastic to have a zen garden in front of the house!

    deEs wäre fantastisch, einen Zen-Garten vor meinem Haus zu haben. — Manfredo

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  2. They say Zen cultivates our mind.

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  3. Read the "Manual of Zen Buddhism."

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  4. They say that Zen strengthens our mind.

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  5. "My nickname 'Nonong' is rather Zen." "Indeed!"

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Japanese 禅(ぜん) (zen), from Middle Chinese 禪 (MC dzyen), an abbreviation of 禪那 (MC dzy

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 and Chan.

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Forms

more Zen, most Zen
Comparativemore Zen Lesson
Superlativemost Zen Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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