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禅
禪
chán
1.
dhyana (Sanskrit)
2.
Zen
3.
meditation (Buddhism)
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Compound Words (20)
禅杖
chánzhàng
the staff of a Buddhist monk
禅林
chánlín
a Buddhist temple
禅机
chánjī
Buddhism subtleties
参禅
cānchán
to practice Chan Buddhist meditation
坐禅
zuòchán
sit in meditation
打禅
dǎchán
to meditate (of Buddhist)
刘禅
LiúChán
Liu Chan [[劉禪|刘禅]] (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
班禅
Bānchán
Panchen (Lama)
禅院
chányuàn
Buddhist hall
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
野狐禅
yěhúchán
heresy
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
禅门五宗
chánménwǔzōng
the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
班禅喇嘛
BānchánLǎma
Panchen Lama
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- 2,195
- Word Frequency Rank
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