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za-zen
[ zah-zen ]
/ ËzÉËzÉn /
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noun Zen.
meditation in a prescribed, cross-legged posture.
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Origin of za-zen
1720â30; <Japanese, equivalent to za âseat, seatedâ (<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese zuĂČ âsitâ) + zen Zen
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British Dictionary definitions for za-zen
zazen
/ (zÊzÉn) /
noun
(in Zen Buddhism) deep meditation undertaken whilst sitting upright with legs crossed
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