zendo
Americannoun
plural
zendosEtymology
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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Nomadic no more, they have found stillness and stability in a small zendo, or mediation hall, tucked on the edge of two neighborhoods in Alaska’s most populous city and epicenter of urban culture.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022
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
“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
Clark Strand, who led Mr. Shimano’s Upper East Side zendo from 1988 to 1990, said that on American soil, Asian Buddhism’s sexual ethics, in particular, had to change.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2010
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 Wetterau, John Moncure
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