禅

Japanese

kanji forms
Definitions
  • Chinese emperor sacrifice ceremony
  • Chinese emperor abdicating the throne
  • meditative concentration
  • dhyana, Zen Zen Buddhism

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit ध्यान (a type of meditation, meditation, dhyna, dhyana).

Origin

Sanskrit

ध्यान

Gloss

a type of meditation, meditation, dhyna, dhyana

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