English Dictionary

Chan

IPA（発音記号）

/tʃæn/

名詞

不可算名詞

(Buddhism) A major Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means, developed in Japan as Zen.

日本語の意味

(仏教) 間接的な手段によって突発的な悟りに至る特徴を持つ大乗仏教の主要な中国の宗派。日本ではこの流れが発展して禅として知られている。

After studying for years, she finally experienced a glimpse of Chan during a quiet retreat at the mountain monastery.

何年も学んだ後、彼女は山の寺院での静かなリトリート中に、中国の禅（大乗仏教の宗派）の一端をついに体験した。

意味（1）

(Buddhism) A major Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism characterized by sudden enlightenment achieved by indirect means, developed in Japan as Zen.

It is possible that highly calligraphic painting styles, including the extreme forms of “flung-ink,” began at this time, but probably not under Ch’an Buddhist influence, which figured in the religious life of the dynasty.]