止し観かん

noun

calm abiding and clear observation; śamatha and vipaśyanā

A core Tendai meditation practice combining calming the mind (止) and analytical insight (観). Technical Buddhist term.

• 天てん台だい宗しゅうでは止し観かんの修しゅ行ぎょうが重じゅう視しされる。

  In the Tendai school, the practice of calm abiding and clear observation is emphasized.

noun

Tendai

Metonymic use referring to the Tendai school itself, derived from its central meditation practice. Rare standalone; usually in compound or contextual reference.

See also: 天台宗

• 「止し観かん」が天てん台だい宗しゅうそのものを指さすこともある。

  The term '止観' can sometimes refer to the Tendai school itself.