The Clue
Buddhism branch (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ZEN
Tags
Notes
The answer ZEN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
___ Buddhism
___ Buddhist
Branch of Buddhism
Buddhist branch
Buddhist discipline
Buddhist school
Buddhist sect
Buddhist state
Form of Buddhism
Form of shiatsu
Introspective group
Japanese sect
Kind of Buddhist
Kind of master
Kind of state
Mahayana movement
Means of enlightenment
Meditation system
Meditative sect
Meditative thought
Pursuit of satori
Some meditation
State to be in
Wonderful state
Asian school of thought
Discipline that uses koans
Kind of state in the East
Means to self-awareness
Road to enlightenment, for some
Satori-seeking sect
Discipline symbolized by a painted circle
Japanese Buddhist sect
Kind of state that's peaceful
___ state (pleasant place to be)
Definition
ZEN as a noun:
1. (Zen, Zen Buddhism) = school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
2. (Zen, Zen Buddhism) = a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight
3. (acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen) = street name for lysergic acid diethylamide