Zen Buddhist

American  

[zen bood-ist, bood-ist] / ˈzɛn ˈbud ɪst, ˈbʊd ɪst /

noun

plural

Zen Buddhists

1. a student or adherent of Zen, a movement within Buddhism.

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Example Sentences

In Japan’s Zen Buddhist schools, it is known as “Rohatsu,” meaning the 8th day of the 12th month, Mitchell said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

The Zen Buddhist said he was "obsessed" with the deadlift which involves raising weights to waist height and then holding them there.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2023

In the 1970s, he studied Zen Buddhist temples and gardens in Kyoto, and the interiors of his spiraling pieces have a meditative quality.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022

Dr. Kritee Kanko, Zen Buddhist priest and climate scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, tweeted she was a friend of Bruce and the act had been planned for over a year.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2022

I think, I am already turning into a Zen Buddhist.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe