Zen

Meanings

Noun

A denomination of Buddhism elaborated in Japan.
Profound meditation within that denomination of Buddhism.
A philosophy of calm, reminiscent of that of the Buddhist denomination.

Adjective

Extremely relaxed and collected.

Origin

From Japanese , from Middle Chinese , an abbreviation of , from Sanskrit ध्यान ("a type of meditation"). dhyana.

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