单词 | zen buddhism |
释义 | > as lemmasZen Buddhism 1. A Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and personal awareness rather than ritual worship or study of scriptures; the discipline or practice of this. Also more fully Zen Buddhism. Cf. Chan n.Zen practice makes use of seated meditation (cf. zazen n.) as a means of experiencing insight and enlightenment (cf. satori n.).Originally introduced to Japan from China, Zen Buddhism became profoundly influential in Japanese life and culture from the 13th cent.Interest in Zen increased considerably in the West in the second half of the 20th cent., and in popular understanding its practice is associated particularly with a state of acceptance or inner calm: compare senses A. 2, A. 3, and see note at mindfulness n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [noun] > Mahayana > Zen Zen1727 1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan I. ii. v. 199 In the 1850 streets of this city, there were 1050 [families] of the Ten Dai's Religion,..11016 of Sen [Ger. Sen]. 1833 Chinese Repository 2 323 There are now in Japan the following sects which are tolerated by government. 1. Zen... 5. Singon... Singon means to repeat true psalms. 1893 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 27 Sept. (Illustr. Suppl.) 4/2 Japan, emerging from the civil wars of the two preceding dynasties, began a new art life under the influence of Zen-Buddhism. 1911 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics IV. 704/1 Meditation came to have more weight than the other two factors, until in China and Japan there arose a sect, the Zen..in which it is the most essential part of the entire teaching. 1947 Archit. Rev. 102 32/2 Taoism and nature mysticism, transmitted through the vehicle of Zen Buddhism. 1960 Spectator 15 July 101 What do they know about Zen—the programme-writer, the film-makers, the beatniks, the lot? 2015 Sunday Life (Belfast) (Nexis) 27 Dec. 24 An off-shoot of Zen Buddhism, the ancient art of mindfulness is used to promote good mental and physical health. < as lemmas |
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