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待悟禪

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: seated meditation in pursuit of awakening

Senses:

  • In the Chan/Seon/Zen tradition this term refers to a practitioner who is overly obsessed with the goal of awakening. Here, 待 means to expect or hope. 〔永平廣錄、八〕 [Stefan Grace; source(s): Ui, ZGDJT, Yokoi, Nakamura, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 685

    Bulgyo sajeon 157a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 0791c

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 745

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 906b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 3802

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    Entry created: 2024-01-20