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ぜん
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
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禅宗

ぜんしゅう
Zen (Buddhism)
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禅師

ぜんじ、ぜんし
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
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禅僧

ぜんそう
Zen priest
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禅定

ぜんじょう
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendou); mountain top
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禅譲

ぜんじょう
(historical, in China) abdication by an emperor in favor (favour) of a more virtuous successor
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座禅

坐禅
ざぜん
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
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友禅

ゆうぜん
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
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禅堂

ぜんどう
zendo (Zen meditation hall)
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禅問答

ぜんもんどう
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers