禅師

ぜんじ ぜんし

monk, priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court

祖師

そし

founder of a sect

祖師西来

そしせいらい

the coming of bodhidharma from western india to china

御祖師様

おそしさま

the Founder of the (our) sect (used especially in the Nichiren sect of Buddhism, referring to Nichiren)

禅

ぜん

Zen (Buddhism)

祖

そ

ancestor, forefather, progenitor

禅林

ぜんりん

Zen temple

禅譲

ぜんじょう

(historical, in China) abdication by an emperor in favor (favour) of a more virtuous successor

禅浄

ぜんじょう

Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism

友禅

ゆうぜん

type of dyeing method or pattern, silk printed by the Yuzen process

禅定

ぜんじょう

ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendou)

禅知

ぜんち

wisdom and meditation

禅画

ぜんが

Zen painting

封禅

ほうぜん ふうぜん

ancient Chinese sacrificial ritual

禅味

ぜんみ

the flavor of Zen, the flavour of Zen, air or style of disinterestedness

禅門

ぜんもん

Zen, entering the path of Zen

禅法

ぜんぽう ぜんぼう

meditative methods used in zen buddhism

禅室

ぜんしつ

room for zazen meditation, room for Buddhist practices

禅語

ぜんご

Zen terminology, Zen words