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Complete Definition of "zazen"

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English
Etymology
From Japanese 座禅, from 座 ‘sitting’ + 禅 ‘meditation’.

Pronunciation
IPA|/zɑ:'zɛn/

Noun
zazen (uncountable)

  1. a form of meditation as practiced in Zen Buddhism.

#:*1992: In the practice of Zen there is an exercise called zazen – similar, I think, to the Theravedic practice of vipassana. One sits facing a blank wall. No matter the emotion one feels, no matter how strong or violent, one remains motionless. Facing the wall. The discipline, of course, is in continuing to sit. — Donna Tartt, The Secret History

Translations
trans-top|form of meditation
Czech: zazen#Czech|zazen m
French: zazen#French|zazen m
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Czech

Noun
zazen m

  1. #English|zazen

Category:Czech nouns


Japanese
Noun
ja-noun|r|hira=ざぜん

  1. 座禅, 坐禅: Zen meditation

Category:Buddhism

ru:zazen
zh:zazen

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