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    3. 禅

    禅

    禅しずか

    Zen

    N1KMT10Freq #1902Religion & PhilosophyKanji13 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    しずかゆず.る

    On'yomi

    ゼンセン

    Zensilent meditation

    礻単

    礻
    示
    ⺍
    小
    日
    一
    丨

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    神戦福弾褝祷禍祖禍福弾神閘厳禄

    Alternative forms of this concept

    礻

    Concepts using this kanji

    禅

    dhyana (profound meditation)

    禅寺

    Zen temple

    座禅

    zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

    禅宗

    Zen (Buddhism)

    友禅染

    type of dyeing method or pattern

    五門禅

    five approaches to meditation

    京友禅

    Kyoyuzen dyeing

    禅学

    Zen studies

    禅定

    dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration)

    禅法

    method of Buddhist study and practice that is based in meditative concentration

    禅院

    Zen temple

    禅知

    wisdom obtained from meditation

    禅家

    Zen

    参禅

    Zen meditation

    禅画

    Zen painting

    禅話

    Zen talk

    禅味

    the flavor of Zen

    生禅

    self-styled Zen philosophy

    禅道

    Zen ascetic practices

    友禅

    yuzen (dyeing method or pattern)

    禅語

    Zen terminology

    禅門

    Zen

    禅師

    monk

    禅室

    room for zazen meditation

    禅林

    Zen temple

    座禅草

    eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

    禅宗様

    traditional Zen-style architecture

    如来禅

    Zen Buddhism based on the original teachings of Buddha

    筆禅道

    Art of the Brush (esp. school of Japanese Zen calligraphy)

    祖師禅

    Zen Buddhism based on the teachings of Bodhidharma

    友禅菊

    Tartarian aster (Aster Novi-Belgii)

    禅坊主

    Zen monk

    禅譲

    abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)

    禅堂

    zendo (Zen meditation hall)

    禅問答

    Zen dialogue

    吹禅

    Zen blowing meditation (performed with shakuhachi)

    封禅

    ancient Chinese sacrificial ritual

    禅僧

    Zen priest

    野狐禅

    self-styled Zen philosophy

    禅浄

    Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism

    禅那

    dhyana (profound meditation)

    禅尼

    Zen nun

    禅刹

    Zen temple

    曹洞禅

    Soto Zen

    蝦夷禅庭花

    day lily (Hemerocallis dumortieri)

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    • 一
    • 丨
    • ⺍
    • 小
    • 日
    • 礻
    • 示

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    • 座禅
    • 参禅
    • 禅
    • 禅寺
    • 禅宗
    • 禅僧
    • 禅問答
    • 禅定
    • 友禅染
    • 禅尼
    • 禅画
    • 禅学
    • 禅味
    • 禅林
    • 禅門
    • 禅家
    • 禅堂
    • 禅話
    • 禅譲
    • 封禅
    • 禅師
    • 友禅菊
    • 禅那
    • 祖師禅
    • 如来禅
    • 座禅草
    • 禅坊主
    • 筆禅道
    • 吹禅
    • 友禅
    • 禅宗様
    • 禅室
    • 禅院
    • 禅浄
    • 禅知
    • 野狐禅
    • 生禅
    • 禅法
    • 五門禅
    • 禅語
    • 曹洞禅
    • 禅道
    • 蝦夷禅庭花
    • 京友禅
    • 禅刹

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