meditation

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 禅 has 13 strokes and concerns Zen practice and Zen Buddhism.
• Basic usage: 座禅 is read ざぜん, and 禅宗 is read ぜんしゅう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A practice and a tradition
  • 座禅を組んだ means practiced seated meditation. 座禅 is a form of meditation done while seated.
  • 禅宗 refers to Zen Buddhism.