Word Meaning 禅宗

ぜんしゅう zenshuu

禅宗 is read as ぜんしゅう (zenshuu) and means Zen (Buddhism).

Meaning

English

Zen (Buddhism)

Reading

Kana

ぜんしゅう

Romaji

zenshuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 10918 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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禅宗様

ぜんしゅうよう

traditional Zen-style architecture

禅

ぜん

Zen (Buddhism)

禅問答

ぜんもんどう

Zen dialogue

禅僧

ぜんそう

Zen priest

禅寺

ぜんでら

Zen temple

禅譲

ぜんじょう

abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)

改宗

かいしゅう

religious conversion

宗

しゅう

tenets (of a religious sect)

宗

むね

instructions

浄土真宗

じょうどしんしゅう

Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect)

天台宗

てんだいしゅう

Tendai sect (of Buddhism)

浄土宗

じょうどしゅう

Pure Land sect (of Buddhism)

Example Sentences

禅宗の教えを学びたい。

ぜんしゅうのおしえをまなびたい。

I want to learn the teachings of the Zen sect.

仏心宗と呼ばれるのは、禅宗が文字や経典をたよらずに、仏の心を師匠から弟子へと直接伝えていくことを根本宗旨としているからです。

Zen Buddhism is also called "Buddha's mind school" because of its basic tenet of transmitting the mind of Buddha directly from teacher to student without relying on writings or sutras.