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Noun: Zen Buddhism  zen bû-di-zum
  1. School of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
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  2. A Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight
    - Zen

Type of: Buddhism

Encyclopedia: Zen Buddhism