"座禅" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [d͡za̠zẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 座禅 [canonical] (ruby: (), (ぜん)), zazen [romanization], ざぜん [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese compound 坐禪 (MC dzwaX dzyen). 座 is a daiyōji replacing 坐. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|坐禪|id=1,1}} 坐禪 (MC dzwaX dzyen), {{m|ja|座|t=|tr=}} 座, {{m|ja|坐|t=|tr=}} 坐, {{sortkey|ja|座禅}} させん, {{ja-daiyouji|座|坐}} 座 is a daiyōji replacing 坐 Head templates: {{ja-noun|ざぜん|hhira=ざぜん}} 座(ざ)禅(ぜん) • (zazen) ^(←ざぜん (zazen)?)
  1. (Buddhism) a form of sitting meditation in Zen Buddhism Categories (topical): Buddhism Derived forms: 座禅石 (zazenseki) (ruby: (), (ぜん), (せき)), 座禅草 (zazensō) (ruby: (), (ゼン), (ソウ)), 座禅衾 (zazen-busuma) (ruby: (), (ぜん), (ぶすま)), 座禅豆 (zazen mame) (ruby: (), (ぜん), (まめ)), 座禅和讃 (zazen wasan) (ruby: (), (ぜん), (), (さん)), 三時座禅 (sanji zazen) (ruby: (さん), (), (), (ぜん)), 四時座禅 (shiji zazen) (ruby: (), (), (), (ぜん)), 身替座禅 (migawari zazen) (ruby: (), (がわり), (), (ぜん)), 座坐禅 (mizuzazen) (ruby: (ミズ), (), (ゼン)) Related terms: 座参 (zasan) (ruby: (), (さん)), (zen) (ruby: (ぜん))

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