Zen vs. Sen

Zennoun

(religion) A denomination of Buddhism.

Zennoun

(religion) Profound meditation within that denomination of Buddhism.

Zennoun

An approach to an activity, skill, or subject that emphasizes simplicity and intuition rather than conventional thinking or fixation on goals.

Zenadjective

(religion) Pertaining to this denomination of Buddhism.

Zenadjective

(colloquial) Enlightened, unburdened and free of worries; chill, extremely relaxed and collected.

Zennoun

school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan

Zennoun

a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight

Zennoun

street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

Zennoun

a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition rather than ritual worship or study of scriptures.

Zen

Zen (Chinese: 禪; pinyin: Chán; Japanese: 禅, romanized: zen; Korean: 선, romanized: Seon; Vietnamese: Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School (Chánzong 禪宗), and later developed into various sub-schools and branches. From China, Chán spread south to Vietnam and became Vietnamese Thiền, northeast to Korea to become Seon Buddhism, and east to Japan, becoming Japanese Zen.The term Zen is derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the Middle Chinese word 禪 (chán), an abbreviation of 禪那 (chánnà), which is a Chinese transliteration of the Sanskrit word dhyāna ().

Sennoun

A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen.

Sennoun

A coin of this value.

Sennoun

(Yorkshire and East Midlands) self

Sennoun

A unit of length equal 20 wa, 40 meters

Sennoun

A Japanese coin, worth about one half of a cent.

Sen

Since.

Sennoun

a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel

Sennoun

a monetary unit of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Malaysia, equal to one hundredth of a dollar in Brunei, one hundredth of a riel in Cambodia, one hundredth of a rupiah in Indonesia, and one hundredth of a ringgit in Malaysia.

Sennoun

a former monetary unit in Japan, equal to one hundredth of a yen.