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sesshin

sesshin noun: a period of intensive zazen meditation in a Buddhist monastery.

Noun

sesshin (plural sesshins)

  1. A period of intensive zazen meditation in a Buddhist monastery.

Forms of sesshin

pluralsesshins

Origin of sesshin

Borrowed from Japanese 接心.

Questions about sesshin

What does sesshin mean?
Sesshin means a period of intensive zazen meditation in a Buddhist monastery.
What part of speech is sesshin?
Sesshin is a noun.
What is the plural of sesshin?
The plural of sesshin is sesshins.

Words near sesshin in the dictionary

  1. Sessas
  2. Sessay
  3. sessed
  4. Sessegnon
  5. sesses
  6. sesshin
  7. sesshins
  8. sessile
  9. sessile bellwort
  10. sessile bellworts
  11. sessile oak

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