Zen

Summary

Zen is a school of Buddhism^[1]. Zen ranks in the top 2% of school_of_buddhism entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,624 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Zen's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[3].
• Zen's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism^[4].
• Dhyāna in Buddhism is named after Zen^[5].
• Zen is a type of Mahāyāna^[6].
• Zen's Commons category is recorded as Zen Buddhism^[7].
• Zen comprises Chan Buddhism^[8].
• Zen comprises Japanese Zen^[9].
• Zen comprises Korean Seon^[10].
• Zen comprises Taiwanese Chan Buddhism^[11].
• Zen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zen^[12].
• Zen's Commons gallery is recorded as Zen Buddhism^[13].
• Zen's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=zen^[14].
• Zen's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms^[15].
• Zen's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[16].
• Zen's topic has template is recorded as Template:Zen Buddhism^[17].
• Zen's topic has template is recorded as Template:Zen^[18].
• Zen's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '禪'}^[19].
• Zen's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '禅'}^[20].
• Zen's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '禅'}^[21].
• Zen's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '선'}^[22].
• Zen's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Thiền'}^[23].
• Zen's different from is recorded as Zem^[24].
• Zen's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[25].

Body

Definition and Type

Zen's instance of is recorded as school of Buddhism^[4]. Zen is a type of Mahāyāna^[6].

Origins

Dhyāna in Buddhism is named after Zen^[5].

Use and Application

Components include Chan Buddhism^[8], a school of Buddhism^[26]; Japanese Zen^[9], a stream^[27], in Japan^[28]; Korean Seon^[10]; and Taiwanese Chan Buddhism^[11].

Influence

Things named for Zen include Zen Browser^[29], a web browser^[30] and Zen^[31], a microarchitecture^[32].

Why It Matters

Zen ranks in the top 2% of school_of_buddhism entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,624 views/month).^[2] Zen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Zen is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Zen include Zen Browser^[29], a web browser^[30] and Zen^[31], a microarchitecture^[32].