Etymology

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Today it means: A hall at a Zen buddhist monastery where formal seated meditation (zazen) is practiced. Full definition →

Japanese 禅堂
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from禅堂
  2. English todayzendo

Borrowed from Japanese 禅堂 (zendō).

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