禅ぜん

noun

dhyana; profound Buddhist meditation

Buddhist technical use, given as an abbreviation related to 禅那; it refers to meditative absorption or profound contemplative practice rather than specifically to the Zen school.

See also: 禅那 (ぜんな)

• 僧そうは静しずかに禅ぜんを修しゅうした。

  The monk quietly practiced dhyana meditation.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、禅ぜんは心こころを集しゅう中ちゅうさせる重じゅう要ような修しゅ行ぎょうとされる。

  In Buddhism, dhyana is regarded as an important practice for concentrating the mind.

noun

Zen; Zen Buddhism

Common abbreviation for 禅宗, the Zen school or tradition of Buddhism; often appears in cultural and religious contexts.

See also: 禅宗

• 彼かれは大だい学がくで禅ぜんを研けん究きゅうしている。

  He studies Zen at university.

• 禅ぜんは日に本ほん文ぶん化かに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

  Zen had a major influence on Japanese culture.