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禅宗

禅宗

See also: 禪宗

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 禅宗 – see 禪宗.
(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

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 禪宗 ‎(d͡ʑiᴇn t͡suoŋ).

Pronunciation

Noun

禅宗 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 禪宗, hiragana ぜんしゅう, romaji 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 4-385-13905-9
  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 978-4-14-011112-3

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