zen-buddhisthttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zen-buddhist_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useZen Buddhist, adj. & n.
Revised 2018

Zen Buddhistadjective & noun

  1. 1917–
    a. adj.Of or relating to Zen Buddhism or its teachings; b. n. a person who practises Zen Buddhism.
    Cf. Zennist adj., which is attested slightly earlier.
    1. 1917
      The artists who achieved this summit were trained in the Zen Buddhist doctrine.
      J. G. Fletcher in Dial 11 January 4/1
    2. 1920
      With as much of the calm dignity of a Zen Buddhist as he is able to exhibit, he raises [the bowl]..and takes a large sip.
      McClure's Magazine December 61/1
    3. 1923
      It remained for the Chinese Zen Buddhists to invent their own methods according to their own needs and insight.
      Eastern Buddhist (Japan) vol. 2 341
    4. 1965
      The canons of Japanese aesthetic appreciations were formulated to a very large degree under the influence of Zen Buddhist philosophy.
      W. Swaan, Japanese Lantern v. 58
    5. 2012
      Poetry causes us to be, in the Zen Buddhists' term, ‘mindful’.
      Star Beacon (Ashtabula, Ohio) 26 December a4/5
    6. 2014
      Breath counting is a standard practice in many forms of meditation and is often used in the Zen Buddhist practice of Zazen.
      J. B. Ford, Auto Process Therapy iv. 37

Originally published as part of the entry for Zen, n. & adj.

Zen, n. & adj. was revised in June 2018.