also: きょうぎょう
noun
walking meditation
Buddhist practice of meditative walking, often between periods of seated meditation (zazen). The term is primarily used in Zen and other Buddhist contexts.
坐禅の合間に経行を行う。
We practice walking meditation between periods of seated meditation.
経行は、静かに歩きながら心を整える修行法だ。
Walking meditation is a practice of calming the mind while walking quietly.
坐禅 is seated meditation, while 経行 is walking meditation; they are often practiced together in Zen.
From Buddhist terminology; the kanji 経 (sutra, pass through) and 行 (go, conduct) together refer to the practice of meditative walking. The reading きんひん is a go-on reading, while きょうぎょう is a kan-on reading.