禅ぜん林りん

noun

Zen temple; Zen monastery

Refers specifically to a Buddhist temple of the Zen sect. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• 京きょう都との禅ぜん林りんを訪たずねて、座ざ禅ぜんを体たい験けんした。

  I visited a Zen temple in Kyoto and experienced zazen meditation.