zendo

[zen-doh] /ˈzɛn doʊ/

noun, plural zendos.

the meditation room of a Zen monastery.

Origin of zendo

Japanese

1955-1960

1955-60; < Japanese zendō, equivalent to zen zen + -dō (earlier dau, daũ < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese táng hall, meeting hall; cf. tong²)

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