zen buddhism

Noun zen buddhism has 2 senses

• zen buddhism(n = noun.group) zen - school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan;
is a kind of buddhism

• zen buddhism(n = noun.cognition) zen - a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight;
is a kind of buddhism