The Clue
Japanese Buddhist sect (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ZEN
Tags
Notes
The answer ZEN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
___ Buddhist
Branch of Buddhism
Buddhist discipline
Buddhist sect
Buddhist state
Eastern sect
Eastern state?
Form of Buddhism
Japanese sect
Kind of Buddhism
Kind of Buddhist
Kind of master
Kind of state
Mahayana movement
Means of enlightenment
Meditation system
Meditative discipline
Meditative sect
Meditative thought
Pursuit of satori
School of Buddhism
Self-enlightenment
Some meditation
Source of enlightenment
Spiritual path
Type of Buddhism
Japanese school of meditation
Road to enlightenment, for some
Satori-seeking sect
Discipline symbolized by a painted circle
___ state (blissful self-awareness)
"Your Moment of ___" ("The Daily Show" feature)
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