Zenist

[ zen-ist ]

noun

1. a person who advocates or practices Zen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zenist¹

Zen + -ist

Example Sentences

At the end of the course, Abbot Asahina turned his quickie Zenist bus drivers loose with the words: "Continue to meditate, or your light may go out."

From Time Magazine Archive

The present writer knows a contemporary Zenist who would not drink even a cup of water without first making a salutation to it.

From Project Gutenberg

"Not to attach to all things is Dhyana," writes an ancient Zenist, "and if you understand this, going out, staying in, sitting, and lying are in Dhyana."

From Project Gutenberg

"The falling leaves as well as the blooming flowers reveal to us the holy law of Buddha," says a Japanese Zenist.

From Project Gutenberg