禅宗

See also: 禪宗

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 禅宗 – see 禪宗 (“Zen Buddhism”).
(This term, 禅宗, is the simplified form of 禪宗.)
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
禅 宗
ぜん
Grade: S		 しゅう
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
禪宗 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 禪宗 (d͡ʑiᴇn t͡suoŋ).

Pronunciation

Noun

禅(ぜん)宗(しゅう) • (zenshū) 

  1. (Buddhism) Zen Buddhism

Synonyms
  • 禅(ぜん) (zen), 仏心宗(ぶっしんしゅう) (busshinshū), 禅門(ぜんもん) (zenmon)

Derived terms
  • 禅宗様(ぜんしゅうよう) (zenshūyō)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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