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禪定門

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: aspect of meditation

Senses:

  • The approach to Buddhism that focuses on meditation, as distinguished, for example, from a doctrinal approach, or the approach of wisdom See 慧門; also written 禪門. Also, a practitioner devoted to meditation, such as a Chan practitioner. In Japan, by extension, it also comes to refer to the posthumous name of a deceased lay Zen practitioner—esp. a lay practitioner. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, JEBD, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 648

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 6aa2

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 336b/373

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 840

    Fo Guang Dictionary 6464

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3006b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1065-3

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 855d

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    Entry created: 2009-03-13