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禅门五宗

Chán mén wǔ zōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the five schools of Chan Buddhism
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

禪門五宗 禅门五宗 [Chan2 men2 wu3 zong1] /the five schools of Chan Buddhism/

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Other forms in these source records: 禪門五宗

  • 禅
    chán

    dhyana (Sanskrit) / Zen / meditation (Buddhism)

    shàn

    to abdicate

  • 门
    mén

    gate / door / doorway / gateway / opening (CL:扇[shàn]) / valve / switch / other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth / knack / method / approach / family / household / lineage / (bound form) sect / school / faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class / category / division / phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal)

    Mén

    surname Men

  • 五
    wǔ

    five / 5

  • 宗
    zōng

    school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs

    Zōng

    surname Zong

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