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禅
禪
chán
1.
dhyana (Sanskrit)
2.
Zen
3.
meditation (Buddhism)
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Compound Words (20)
刘禅
LiúChán
Liu Chan [[劉禪|刘禅]] (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
参禅
cānchán
to practice Chan Buddhist meditation
坐禅
zuòchán
sit in meditation
打禅
dǎchán
to meditate (of Buddhist)
班禅
Bānchán
Panchen (Lama)
禅城
Chánchéng
see [[禪城區|禅城区<Chánchéngqū>]]
禅堂
chántáng
meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)
禅宗
Chánzōng
Zen Buddhism
禅师
chánshī
honorific title for a Buddhist monk
禅房
chánfáng
a room in a Buddhist monastery
禅杖
chánzhàng
the staff of a Buddhist monk
禅林
chánlín
a Buddhist temple
禅机
chánjī
Buddhism subtleties
禅院
chányuàn
Buddhist hall
口头禅
kǒutóuchán
lit. Zen saying repeated as cant
禅城区
Chánchéngqū
Chancheng district, Foshan city, Guangdong
褒禅山
Bāochánshān
Mt Baochan in Anhui
野狐禅
yěhúchán
heresy
班禅喇嘛
BānchánLǎma
Panchen Lama
禅门五宗
chánménwǔzōng
the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
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