ZEN BUDDHISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Zen Buddhism mean? 

• ZEN BUDDHISM (noun)
  The noun ZEN BUDDHISM has 2 senses:

1. school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan

2. a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight

  Familiarity information: ZEN BUDDHISM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZEN BUDDHISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

School of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

Zen; Zen Buddhism

Hypernyms ("Zen Buddhism" is a kind of...):

Buddhism (a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha)

Meronyms (members of "Zen Buddhism"):

Zen Buddhist (an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Zen; Zen Buddhism

Hypernyms ("Zen Buddhism" is a kind of...):

Buddhism (the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth)

Domain member category:

satori ((Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment)