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Meaning of 禅

Pinyin shàn、 chán

Radical

礻

Strokes

Definition

meditation / abstraction / (Zen) Buddhism, abdicate

Usage

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禅 (chán) 1. In Buddhism, it refers to deep meditation. 在佛教中，指静思。 2. Specifically refers to things related to Buddhism. 特指与佛教有关的事物。 3. Buddhist practices: Sitting zen (禅坐), Zen mind (禅心), Zen machine (隐语与比喻等) 佛教的修行：坐禅 (僧侣端坐静修)，禅心，禅机 (佛教禅宗启发门徒悟道时使用的隐语、比喻以及带有暗示性的动作等)。 4. Zen master (禅师), Zen staff (禅杖), Zen forest (禅林), Zen hall (禅堂). 禅师，禅杖，禅林，禅堂。 5. (Verb) To perform deep meditation in Buddhism, derived from the Sanskrit term "dhyāna". （动词）在佛教中进行静坐默念，源自于梵语“禅那”之略。 6. (Noun) Refers to Buddhist-related objects or places. （名词）表示与佛教有关的事物。 7. Also can refer to a monastic room (禅房). 也指禅房（僧侣的居住空间）。 8. (Verb) To abdicate (e.g., an emperor giving up the throne). （动词）让位（如：帝王让位给别人）。 9. Also refers to the act of passing the position to a successor. 也指传位于继承人。 10. (Noun) Related to worship of the gods or spirits in ancient rituals. （名词）有关古代祭祀鬼神的礼仪。

禅宗 Chán zōng

Zen Buddhism

禅寺 chán sì

zen temple

禅杖 chán zhàng

the staff of a Buddhist monk

禅师 chán shī

honorific title for a Buddhist monk

口头禅 kǒu tóu chán

Zen saying repeated as cant / (fig.) catchphrase / mantra / favorite expression / stock phrase

禅房 chán fáng

a room in a Buddhist monastery / a temple

参禅 cān chán

to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation

禅堂 chán táng

meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)

禅让 shàn ràng

to abdicate

禅院 chán yuàn

Buddhist hall

坐禅 zuò chán

to sit in meditation / to meditate

禅定 chán dìng

keeping still and in deep meditation

禅心 chán xīn

meditative mind

禅机 chán jī

Buddhism subtleties / Buddhist allegory

禅林 chán lín

a Buddhist temple

禅门 chán mén

Zen Gate

禅学 chán xué

Zen idea

禅让制 shàn ràng zhì

Meditation

禅意 chán yì

buddhist mood