Zen Buddhism

Zen Buddhism

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  • Zen Buddhism — noun 1. school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan • Syn: ↑Zen • Derivationally related forms: ↑Zen Buddhist (for: ↑Zen) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Zen Buddhism — Zen′ Bud′dhism n. ear Zen Zen′ Bud′dhist n. adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Zen Buddhism — Zen Buddhist. Zen. * * * …   Universalium

  • ZEN BUDDHISM —    a development of Japanese BUDDHISM which denies the REALITY of the external world and advocates mental and physical self control as a path to ENLIGHTENMENT. It is known for its use of the KAN and vivid stories about the sudden enlightenment of …   Concise dictionary of Religion

  • Zen Buddhism — A fusion of Mahayana Buddhism and Taoism, cpracticed chiefly in China and Japan. It places great importance on moment by moment awareness and seeing deeply into the nature of things by direct experience. The name derives from the Sanskrit word… …   Mini philosophy glossary

  • zen buddhism — n. Buddhist religion practiced in Japan and subsequently in Korea and Vietnam …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States — Below is a timeline of important events regarding Zen Buddhism in the United States. Dates that have ? are approximations. =Events=Early history* 1893: Soyen Shaku comes to the United States to lecture at the World Parliament of Religions held in …   Wikipedia

  • Дзэн-буддизм (zen-buddhism) — Дзэн (медитация, школа Махдидны (Mahdydna), Северный буддизм) стал известен на Западе в первое десятилетие после Второй мировой войны. Его парадоксальные учеб. задачи (коаны) поставили в тупик и заинтриговали зап. ученых. Открыто признаваемая… …   Психологическая энциклопедия

  • Buddhism in the United States of America — Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non Asians, many of whom are converts [ [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/7/story 732 1.html Beliefnet.com American… …   Wikipedia

  • Buddhism and psychology — overlap in theory and in practice. Over the last century, three strands of interplay have evolved: * Descriptive phenomenology: Western and Buddhist scholars have found in Buddhist teachings a detailed introspective phenomenological psychology… …   Wikipedia

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