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參禪

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to thoroughly penetrate with meditative insight

Senses:

  • Meditative practice, esp. under the guidance of a Chan master. 〔傳光錄〕 [Michel Mohr; source(s): Nakamura]
  • The Chan student conveys his understanding of the gong'an achieved through meditation to his teacher during a private interview. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura,JEBD, Yokoi]
  • To practice sitting meditation together with a group. 〔正法眼藏, 坐禪儀〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
  • To inquire, discuss, seek religious instruction. 〔臨濟錄 T 1985.47.500b18〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 384

    Bulgyo sajeon 840a

    Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) ④146d

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.9-10)935a, (v.1-6)1597a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 402c

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 311

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 260b/288

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 593

    Zen Dust (Sasaki) 246

    Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga) 16-P53

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 495d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4397

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 642-3

    Soothill 343

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    Entry created: 2003-02-26

    Updated: 2010-05-23