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Example sentences for: zen

How can you use “zen” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

But they also don’t seem to mind when the tranquillity of a Zen temple rock garden is shattered by recorded announcements blaring from loudspeakers parroting the information already contained in the leaflets provided at the ticket office; when heavy-metal pop music loudly emanates from the radio of the middle-aged owner of a corner grocery store; and when parks, gardens, and hallowed temples are ringed by garish souvenir shops whose shelves display both the tastefully understated and the hideously kitsch.
In the animated ecological epic Princess Mononoke , the camera travels over landscapes with a clear, steady gaze, like a Zen hang glider.
The simple, serene style of landscaping, with rocks, gravel, and a few shrubs, draws on the precepts of Zen Buddhism that had such a special appeal for the austere samurai.
The gruff, bluff warriors’ taste for art — calligraphy, landscape painting, the tea ceremony, music, dance, and theater — coincided with a renewed interest in things Chinese, above all the teachings of Zen Buddhism.
Kenchoji is still an active monastery; like many of the temples in Kamakura, it offers visitors the opportunity to take part in Zen meditation training sessions.