禪宗

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See also: 禅宗

Chinese

abdicate; meditation; abstraction
abdicate; meditation; abstraction; (Zen) Buddhism
 
school; sect; purpose
school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family
 
trad. (禪宗)
simp. (禅宗)

Pronunciation


Noun

禪宗

  1. (Buddhism) Zen Buddhism

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (禪宗):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぜん
Jinmeiyō
しゅう
Grade: 6
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 禪宗 – see the following entry.
禅宗ぜんしゅう
(Buddhism) Zen Buddhism
(This term, 禪宗, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

禪宗 (seonjong) (hangeul 선종)

  1. hanja form? of 선종 ((Buddhism) Zen Buddhism)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

禪宗

  1. chữ Hán form of thiền tông ((Buddhism) Zen Buddhism).