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禪寺
ㄔㄢˊ ㄙˋ
“Buddhist monastery of the Chan (Zen) school”
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- 禪師ㄔㄢˊ ㄕhonorific title for a Buddhist monk; a monk who specializes in Chan (Zen) meditation practice.
- 寺廟ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄠˋBuddhist temple; broadly, any temple or shrine housing religious statues and used for worship.
- 寺院ㄙˋ ㄩㄢˋBuddhist temple; monastery; cloister; a place of Buddhist worship and monastic life.
- 禪宗ㄔㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄥa major Chinese Buddhist school emphasizing meditation over doctrine; its essence or core teaching
- 少林寺ㄕㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄙˋBuddhist temple in Henan, China; legendary birthplace of Chan Buddhism and Shaolin martial arts
- 龍山寺ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢ ㄙˋTemple primarily dedicated to Guanyin, also enshrining Mazu and other deities; famous examples include those in Taipei's Wanhua and Changhua's Lugang.
- 清真寺ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄣ ㄙˋmosque; Muslim place of worship
- 佛寺ㄈㄛˊ ㄙˋBuddhist temple; monastery
- 口頭禪ㄎㄡˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄢˊcatchphrase; pet phrase; stock expression one habitually uses
- 禪定ㄔㄢˊ ㄉㄧㄥˋBuddhist term for meditative concentration; the union of contemplative practice (dhyāna) and mental absorption (samādhi)
- 禪修ㄔㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄡto practice meditation; Buddhist spiritual cultivation through meditation
- 本願寺ㄅㄣˇ ㄩㄢˋ ㄙˋBuddhist temple associated with Shin Buddhism; historically refers to the Hongan-ji school's head temple in Kyoto