ZEN BUDDHISM as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Zen Buddhism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith
    • China and Japan
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Zen Buddhism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower