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zendo
[
zen
-doh]
/ˈzɛn doʊ/
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noun
,
plural
zendos.
1.
the meditation room of a Zen monastery.
Origin of
zendo
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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.
tong
2
)
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