Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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A member of the Chan (Jap. Zen), i.e. the Intuitional or Meditative sect.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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專修禪定之人。又稱禪者。興禪護國論卷上(大八○‧七上):「此宗以戒為初,以禪為究,若破戒者,悔心止惡,則號禪人也。」〔摩訶止觀卷五上〕
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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