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禪宗

chán zōng·ㄔㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄥ

“a major Chinese Buddhist school emphasizing meditation over doctrine; its essence or core teaching”

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chán·ㄔㄢˊ

Meditation or Zen Buddhism; to abdicate a throne; to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth.

zōng·ㄗㄨㄥ

Ancestor; lineage; clan; sect or school of thought; purpose or main idea; surname Zong; classifier for batches or cases.