chán shàn

meditation, contemplation (DKW: 24787')

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DEFINITIONS

禅 chán
  • dhyana (Sanskrit)
  • Zen
  • meditation (Buddhism)
禅 shàn
  • to abdicate

STROKES

WORDS

口头 kǒu tóu chán Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase
宗 chán zōng Zen Buddhism
师 chán shī honorific title for a Buddhist monk
zuò chán to sit in meditation; to meditate
修 chán xiū to practice Zen (esp. meditation)
房 chán fáng a room in a Buddhist monastery; a temple
liú chán Liu Chan 劉禪|刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263
cān chán to practice Chan Buddhist meditation; to practice Zen meditation; to sit in meditation
shòu shàn to accept abdication
dǎ chán to meditate (of Buddhist)
永贞内 yǒng zhēn nèi shàn Yongzhen abdication of 805
bān chán Panchen (Lama); abbr. for 班禪額爾德尼|班禅额尔德尼[Ban1 chan2 E2 er3 de2 ni2]
喇嘛 bān chán lǎ ma Panchen Lama
额尔德尼 bān chán é ěr dé ní Panchen Erdeni or Panchen Lama; abbr. to 班禪|班禅[Ban1 chan2]
位 shàn wèi to abdicate (as king)
城 chán chéng see 禪城區|禅城区[Chan2 cheng2 qu1]
城区 chán chéng qū Chancheng district, Foshan city, Guangdong
堂 chán táng meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)
杖 chán zhàng the staff of a Buddhist monk
林 chán lín a Buddhist temple
机 chán jī Buddhism subtleties; Buddhist allegory
让 shàn ràng to abdicate
门五宗 chán mén wǔ zōng the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
院 chán yuàn Buddhist hall
山 bāo chán shān Mt Baochan in Anhui; formerly known as Mt Hua 華山|华山
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