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Borrowed from Japanese 坐(ざ)禅(ぜん) (zazen), from 坐(ざ) (za, “sitting”) + 禅(ぜん) (zen, “meditation”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
zazen
Today it means: A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism. Full definition →
Today it means: A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism. Full definition →
Borrowed from Japanese 坐(ざ)禅(ぜん) (zazen), from 坐(ざ) (za, “sitting”) + 禅(ぜん) (zen, “meditation”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.