禅宗

Traditional form:

禪宗

Pinyin (reading):

Chánzōng

Definitions:

• Zen Buddhism

Characters:

• 禅 - meditation, contemplation
• 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect

Traditional characters:

• 禪 - meditation, contemplation
• 宗 - ancestry, clan, family, lineage; religion, sect