No, because names, titles, and common words/phrases cannot be protected by copyright.
The exact wording of translated piece of material may be copyrighted. The original story is likely out of copyright if it is several hundred years old.
Where did you hear this term? I'm a Zen monk and I've never heard of it. Do you mean "Zen priest"?
Satori
If you are referring to the term ZEN or ZENISM then i suppose it means that when someone tells you that he is zenic - he means that he is into ZENISM or ZEN ... If you wanna know what ZEN is try using wikipedia ...
Individual words are not protected by copyright.
Short phrases are not copyrightable.
The term "wiki" is not patented or copyrighted. It is a general term for a kind of website that can be quickly edited by its users. "Wiki wiki" is the term for "quick" in the Hawaiian language.
The term "wiki" is not patented or copyrighted. It is a general term for a kind of website that can be quickly edited by its users. "Wiki wiki" is the term for "quick" in the Hawaiian language.
In Zen Buddhism, the "10,000 Things" is a term meaning all of phenomenal reality
The plural of "zen" is also "zen." The word "zen" does not change in the plural form.
Short phrases are not copyrightable. There does not appear to be a registered trademark on the phrase.
The term "Zen Gardens" is a Western concoction. The Japanese never refer to them as such but call them 枯山水 karesansui, "dry landscape" gardens (lit. dry, mountain & water). These gardens actually existed in Japan before the arrival of Zen Buddhism (the oldest remaining gardens date from the Heian period, 784-1185 AD).