Zen Buddhism
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- noun
- /zɛn ˈbʊdɪzəm/
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budismo zen
- Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism ultimately have their origin in Chinese Buddhism.
- also studied Zen Buddhism
I'm not super familiar with all of the points within Zen Buddhism.
- I'm not super familiar with all of the points within Zen Buddhism.
- The the Jedi lessons, the lessons of Yoda are the lessons of Zen Buddhism.
- So it's got a very low price of admission compared, for instance, to Zen Buddhism.
Examples
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After dropping out of college, he made a long pilgrimage through India seeking enlightenment, but it was mainly the Japanese path of Zen Buddhism that stirred his sensibilities.
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Buddhism became the official Japanese religion in 594; several centuries later, the sect of Zen Buddhism arose as a protest against worldliness.
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This is the point that we need to make the connection to Zen Buddhism.
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I'm into Zen Buddhism these days.
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The tradition of mindfulness meditation is also central to Zen Buddhism.
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A "koan" is a fundamental part of the history and lore of Zen Buddhism.
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I have always found Buddhism—Japanese Zen Buddhism in particular—to be aesthetically sublime," he told me.
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A koan is a story, dialogue, question, or statement used in the practice of Zen Buddhism.
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The tradition of mindfulness meditation is also central to Zen Buddhism.
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When Pico Iyer moved to Japan 25 years ago, his intent was to study Zen Buddhism from local masters.
Synonyms
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A type of Buddhism that uses meditation and direct experience to reach enlightenment
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A Chinese form of Buddhism that teaches meditation for direct understanding
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'Zen' (a Buddhist tradition emphasizing meditation and direct insight) with 'Buddhism' (the religion), so 'Zen Buddhism' denotes the Buddhism of the Zen tradition. This is a straightforward compositional proper-name + religion noun phrase and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Zen Buddhism gets its name from Zen, a word meaning 'meditation' or 'quiet sitting', and from Buddhism, the teachings of the Buddha. Because it grew from the practice of sitting quietly to reach direct 'insight', that's why Zen Buddhism today focuses on meditation and simple, present-moment experience.