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Zen Buddhist

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

noun

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


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The revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped spread the practice of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East.

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2022

They divided up a former farm with a druid-pagan practice on one side, and a Zen Buddhist practice led by Mr. Sampson on the other.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2022

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

US-Canadian author, film-maker and Zen Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki has won this year's Women's Prize for Fiction.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2022

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

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

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