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The Japanese word Zen is derived from the Chinese word Chán, which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which means "meditation" or "meditative state."
So the word is used to refer to the school of Zen Buddhism and does not itself contain any other significant meaning. It should also be worth noting that Zen is a word like tsunami in that it's a word English borrowed from Japanese.
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The word zen in zen Buddhism comes from the Indian word?
The word Zen is the Japanese translation of the Chinese ch'an, a mispronunciation of the Sanskrit word, dhana.
Can the word zen be used in scrabble?
No. The word Zen is not allowed in Scrabble.
What is the plural of zen?
The plural of "zen" is also "zen." The word "zen" does not change in the plural form.
Can Zen be used in scrabble?
No. Zen is not a legal Scrabble word.
What is the German word for zen?
The spelling is the same as in English (zen).
What is German word for zen?
The spelling is the same as in English (zen).
How many syllables are in the word frozen?
"How many syllables are in the word frozen?" There are two syllables in the word frozen (fro-zen(FrO-ZeN).
What word begins with zen?
zenith
How do you divide the word citizenship into syllables?
Ci ti zen ship
What are the different types of Buddhisms?
-Theravada Buddhism -Mahayana Buddhism (Zen)
Zen is part of the Mahayana and Tibetian Buddhism?
If I understand your question correctly, Zen developed out of the Mahayana tradition. Tibetan tradition is different from both Mahayana and Zen.
What does Zen Buddhism mean?
As an initial point - Buddhism does not have its own language. In the same way, Christians use a text that was originally written in several middle Eastern and Mediterranean languages, but does not speak in "Christian".The Japanese word Zen comes from the Chinese word Ch'an, which comes from the Sanskrit word dhyana (Pali: jhana), which means "meditation".Over thousands of years, the Zen school has diverged considerably from some of the other schools of Buddhism, and the word Zen has many nuances of meaning to the Zen school that are not contained in the Pali word jhana.
