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Rinzai

Rinzai proper noun: a school of Zen buddhism in Japan, based on sudden enlightenment though koans and for that reason also known as the "sudden school".

Proper noun

Rinzai

  1. A school of Zen buddhism in Japan, based on sudden enlightenment though koans and for that reason also known as the "sudden school".

Origin of Rinzai

Borrowed from Japanese 臨済.

Words that rhyme with Rinzai

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Questions about Rinzai

What does Rinzai mean?
Rinzai means a school of Zen buddhism in Japan, based on sudden enlightenment though koans and for that reason also known as the "sudden school".
What part of speech is Rinzai?
Rinzai is a proper noun.

Words near Rinzai in the dictionary

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