禅寺(ぜんでら)

ぜんでら
noun
Zen temple
religionbuilding
1. Zen temple
A Buddhist temple of one of the Zen schools, such as Rinzai or Soto, where monks practise seated meditation (座禅(ざぜん)).
京都(きょうと)の禅寺(ぜんでら)を訪(たず)ねた。
I visited a Zen temple in Kyoto.
禅寺(ぜんでら)で座禅(ざぜん)を体験(たいけん)した。
I tried Zen meditation at a Zen temple.
禅寺(ぜんでら)の庭(にわ)には、石(いし)と砂(すな)だけで作(つく)られた枯山水(かれさんすい)がある。
The Zen temple has a dry landscape garden made only of stones and sand.

禅(ぜん) (Zen) + 寺(てら), with rendaku: でら. Well-known Zen temples include Ryoan-ji and Kennin-ji in Kyoto and Engaku-ji in Kamakura.

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Related: 座禅(ざぜん) (seated meditation)
Related: 枯山水(かれさんすい) (dry landscape (rock) garden)
Related: 精進料理(しょうじんりょうり) (Buddhist vegetarian cuisine)
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