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Zen (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Japanese pronunciation: ; from Chinese: Chan; in Korean: Seon, and Vietnamese: Thiền) is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed in China during the…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zen | Chữ Hán | 禪 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Hangul | 선 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Hanja | 禪 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Hanyu Pinyin | Chán | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Hokkien POJ | Siân | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | IPA | [ʈʂʰǎn] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Jyutping | Sim4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Kana | ぜん | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Kanji | 禅 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Middle Chinese | dʑjen | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Sàm | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Revised Romanization | Seon | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Romanization | Zen | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Simplified Chinese | 禅 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Traditional Chinese | 禪 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinChánWade–GilesCh'an2IPA[ʈʂʰǎn]HakkaPha̍k-fa-sṳSàmYue: CantoneseJyutpingSim4Southern MinHokkien POJSiânTâi-lôSiânMiddle ChineseMiddle… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsRevised RomanizationSeon | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Transcriptions | TranscriptionsRomanizationZen | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Tâi-lô | Siân | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Vietnamese alphabet | Thiền | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | Wade–Giles | Ch'an2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Zen | is a | form of Mahayana Buddhism | 0.90 | text |
| Zen | is a | absence of a duality between the perceiving subject and the perceived object | 0.90 | text |
| Zen | is a | unbroken lineage that has transmitted the enlightened Buddha-mind from the time of Shakyamuni Buddha to the present | 0.90 | text |
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