禅ぜん堂どう

noun

Zen meditation hall; zendo

A hall in a Zen Buddhist temple where monks sit in meditation (zazen). The term is used in both traditional and modern Zen contexts.

• 修しゅ行ぎょう僧そうたちは毎まい朝あさ禅ぜん堂どうで座ざ禅ぜんを組くむ。

  The monks in training sit in meditation in the zendo every morning.