zen

Definition of Zen in English :

Noun

school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan

zen buddhism

2. zen, zen buddhism

a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight

zen buddhism

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street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Zen

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noun

1.

a Japanese school, of 12th-century Chinese origin, teaching that contemplation of one's essential nature to the exclusion of all else is the only way of achieving pure enlightenment

2. (modifier)

of or relating to this school

Zen Buddhism

Zen

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noun

1.

a variety of Buddhism, now practiced esp. in Japan, Vietnam, and Korea, seeking to attain an intuitive illumination of mind and spirit through meditation, esp. on paradoxes

2.

the teachings and discipline of this kind of Buddhism

adjective

3.

designating or of Zen Buddhism

Zen

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n.

1. A school of Mahayana Buddhism that asserts that enlightenment can be attained through meditation, self-contemplation, and intuition rather than through faith and devotion and that is practiced mainly in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Also called Zen Buddhism.

2. also zen An approach to an activity, skill, or subject that emphasizes simplicity and intuition rather than conventional thinking or fixation on goals: the zen of cooking.

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