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Zazen

Seated meditation: the central practice of Zen.

Mahāyāna, Zen and Tibetan Buddhism

Zazen is meditation in the seated posture, with attention to posture, breath and mind. In Rinzai it is often joined to kōan practice; in Sōtō it is practised as shikantaza, just sitting. Dōgen taught that zazen is not a means to awakening but its very expression.