禪思

See also: 禅思

Chinese

		abdicate; meditation; abstraction abdicate; meditation; abstraction; (Zen) Buddhism	to think; to consider
trad. (禪思)		禪	思
simp. (禅思)		禅	思

Etymology

Clipping of Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna) + Chinese 思 (sī). Displaced by 禪定／禅定 (chándìng) in later translations.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chánsī

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄙ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chánsī
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chánsih
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan²-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: chán-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charnsy
    • Palladius: чаньсы (čanʹsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

Noun

禪思

1. (Buddhism, archaic) concentration in meditation

Synonyms

• 禪定／禅定 (chándìng)