| NOUN | group | Zen Buddhism, Zen | school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation / meditation and intuition rather than faith |
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| cognition | Zen Buddhism, Zen | a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight |
| Meaning | school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation / meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan. | |
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| Synonym | Zen | |
| Members | Zen Buddhist | An adherent of the doctrines of Zen ... / Zen Buddhism |
| Broader | Buddhism | A religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha |
| Spanish | budismo zen, zen | |
| Catalan | zen | |
| Meaning | A Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight. | |
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| Synonym | Zen | |
| Category of | satori | (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment |
| Broader | 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 / meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth |
| Spanish | budismo zen, Zen, zen | |
| Catalan | Zen, zen | |
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