what does "zen" mean?
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What does the word "zen" mean in Spanish??
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updated Sep 11, 2011
posted by Cristi23
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As Ray said - 'a meditative state' from the Chinese word chán and it is a school of Buddhism that teaches self realized enlightenment through meditation.
updated Sep 10, 2011
posted by Kiwi-Girl
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Zen is Zen is Zen , and it merely means meditation.
It is also the contemplative branch of Japanese Buddhism.
Zen comes down from Sanskrit " dhyána , then Chinese chán ,and then Cantonese
and Japanese , it translates as "meditation , or meditative state.
There are many meditative states that can be used to become "Enlightened "
Zen is one of them.
updated Sep 10, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
