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参禅

cān chán

2-character word Traditional 參禪

What 参禅 means

1. to practice Chan Buddhist meditation
2. to practice Zen meditation
3. to sit in meditation

The characters in 参禅

• 参cānto take part in; to participate; to join
• 禅chándhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism)

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