禅ぜん道どう

noun

Zen ascetic practices; Zen meditation

Refers to the practical, disciplined aspects of Zen, such as meditation and ascetic training.

• 彼かれは禅ぜん道どうに励はげみ、毎まい朝あさ座ざ禅ぜんを組くんでいる。

  He devotes himself to Zen practices and sits zazen every morning.

noun

Zen teachings; Zen

Refers to the doctrinal or philosophical side of Zen, including its teachings and principles.

• 禅ぜん道どうの教おしえは、言こと葉ばではなく体たい験けんを重じゅう視しする。

  Zen teachings emphasize experience over words.