禅寺 (ぜんでら)Zen temple

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Kanji in 禅寺

禅ぜんdhyana (profound meditation)
友禅染めゆうぜんぞめtype of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
座禅ざぜんzazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
禅僧ぜんそうZen priest
禅問答ぜんもんどうZen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
禅宗ぜんしゅうZen (Buddhism)
禅譲ぜんじょうabdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir)
五門禅ごもんぜんfive approaches to meditation; five objects of meditation
寺てらtemple (Buddhist)
寺院じいんBuddhist temple
国分寺こくぶんじstate-supported provincial temple (Nara period)
古寺ふるでらold temple
寺子屋てらこやtemple elementary school (during the Edo period)
寺社じしゃtemples and shrines
山寺やまでらmountain temple
末寺まつじbranch temple

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