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The Zen denomination of Buddhism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ch'anism
Antonyms: none provided
a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Zen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Buddhism
school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Zen
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Buddhism
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
زِن
(zin)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Armenian:
Զեն
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Bashkir:
дзэн
(dzen)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Burmese:
ဇင်ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ
(jangbuddha.bhasa)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Chinese:
禪宗 /禅宗
(siân-chong)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Chinese Mandarin:
禪宗 /禅宗
(chánzōng)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Czech:
zenbuddhismus
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Czech:
zenový buddhismus
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Danish:
zenbuddhisme
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Finnish:
zenbuddhalaisuus
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Finnish:
zenbuddhismi
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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French:
zen
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Georgian:
ძენი
(ʒeni)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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German:
Zenbuddhismus
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Greek:
Ζεν
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Hebrew:
זן
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Hindi:
झेन
(jhen)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Hindi:
ज़ेन
(zen)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Irish:
Búdachas Zen
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Japanese:
禅
(zen)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Japanese:
禅宗
(zenshū)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Kazakh:
дзен буддизм
(dzen buddizm)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Korean:
선
(seon)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Korean:
선종
(seonjong)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Lao:
ເຊັນ
(sen)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Malayalam:
സെൻ ബുദ്ധമതം
(seṉ buddhamataṁ)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Marathi:
झेन
(jhen)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Persian:
ذن
(zen)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Polish:
zen
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Portuguese:
budismo zen
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Punjabi:
ਜ਼ੇਨ
(zen)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Punjabi:
زین
(zen)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Russian:
дзен-будди́зм
(dzɛn-buddízm)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Sinhalese:
සෙන් බුදු දහම
(sen budu dahama)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Spanish:
budismo zen
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Swedish:
zenbuddism
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Swedish:
zenbuddhism
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Telugu:
జెన్
(jen)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Thai:
เซน
(seen)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Tibetan:
ཟེན
(zen)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Urdu:
زین بدھ مت
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
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Yiddish:
זען בודהיזם
(zen budhizm)
— the Zen denomination of Buddhism
