如にょ来らい禅ぜん

noun

Tathāgata Zen; Zen based on Buddha's original teachings

A technical term in Zen Buddhism, often contrasted with 祖師禅 (Patriarchal Zen). Refers to the meditative practice and enlightenment as taught by the historical Buddha, as opposed to the later Zen emphasis on direct transmission outside scriptures.

See also: 祖師禅

• 如にょ来らい禅ぜんは、仏ぶっ教きょうの経きょう典てんに基もとづいた坐ざ禅ぜんの伝でん統とうを指さす。

  Tathāgata Zen refers to the tradition of seated meditation based on Buddhist scriptures.