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禅院 (ぜんいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

禅ぜん院いん

Meanings

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noun

Buddhism

A Buddhist temple belonging to a Zen school. The term is used in religious and cultural contexts.

See also: 禅寺

京きょう都との禅ぜん院いんを訪たずねて、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.

Kanji

禅Zen, silent meditation
院Inst., institution, temple

Similar words

禅ぜん寺でら
禅寺 is a more common and general term for a Zen temple, while 禅院 often refers to the temple grounds or a specific Zen monastery.

Etymology

Compound of 禅 (Zen) and 院 (temple, institution). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with Zen Buddhist temples.