zendo
Americannoun
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zendos
plural
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Etymology
Origin of zendo
1955–60; < Japanese zendō, equivalent to zen Zen ( def. ) + -dō (earlier dau, daũ < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese táng “hall, meeting hall”; cf. tong 2)
Example Sentences
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On a recent day, Zeedyk walked into the zendo, bowed at a wooden statue of the Buddha, then at members of the community, before she took a seat on a round pillow.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2022
Back at the zendo, several minutes passed by until some zen clappers clicked, and the dozen or so people around her in the zendo rose to their feet and began to slowly walk in circles.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2022
“In a zendo, where I practise regularly, part of the thing is to clean the floor; that’s as important as winning the lottery.”
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2015
He regularly welcomed Zen students to a zendo, a place of meditation, on his grounds.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2014
When the blocks sounded again, he stood and walked with the others around the zendo, careful not to look at Martin for approval.
From Michelangelo's Shoulder by John Moncure Wetterau
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