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禅门五宗

Chán mén wǔ zōng

4-character word Traditional 禪門五宗

What 禅门五宗 means

1. the five schools of Chan Buddhism

The characters in 禅门五宗

• 禅chándhyana (Sanskrit); Zen; meditation (Buddhism)
• 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch…
• 五wǔfive; 5
• 宗zōngschool; sect; purpose

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