noun
five approaches to meditation; five objects of meditation
Buddhist technical term referring to a set of five meditation methods or objects, often associated with early Buddhist practice. Rare outside specialized contexts.
五門禅は、初期仏教の瞑想法の一つとして知られている。
The five approaches to meditation are known as one of the early Buddhist meditation methods.
From 五 (five) + 門 (gate, approach) + 禅 (Zen/meditation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a Buddhist technical compound.