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zazens

zazens is the plural of zazen.

Meaning of zazen

Noun

zazen (usually uncountable, plural zazens)

  1. (usually) A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism.
    • If Professor Jaynes had extended his studies of introspection into zazen or yogic forms of meditation, he would understand that the ego is just such a construction that is extended over the gaps in time from moment to moment.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 269
    Synonyms:
    Zen meditation

Questions about zazens

What is zazens the plural of?
Zazens is the plural of zazen.

Words near zazens in the dictionary

  1. Zazaki
  2. Zazakî
  3. Zazao
  4. zazas
  5. zazen
  6. zazens
  7. Zazi
  8. Zazueta
  9. Zazuetas
  10. zazz
  11. zazzier

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