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拳禪一如 is a Japanese phrase that is often translated as “train both body and spirit.”
Here's the breakdown of the words in this phrase:
拳 means fist.
禅 is zen, which means meditation.
一如 is a word that means “to be just like,” “oneness,” “true nature,” or “true character.”
So to get to the translation of “train both body and spirit,” you must understand that “fist” is representing “body” and the idea of meditation is representing “mind.”
I have to say, this is not how I would translate this. To me, it's really about training with your mind and remembering that meditation is a huge part of training, not just your fist. As the Shaolin Buddhist monks show us, meditation is just as important as physical training in martial arts.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your kenzen search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
健全 see styles |
jiàn quán jian4 quan2 chien ch`üan chien chüan kenzen けんぜん |
robust; sound (noun or adjectival noun) healthy; sound; wholesome |
兼善 see styles |
kenzen けんぜん |
(given name) Kenzen |
剣禅 see styles |
kenzen けんぜん |
(given name) Kenzen |
喧然 see styles |
kenzen けんぜん |
(adj-t,adv-to) noisy; boisterous; lively |
賢善 贤善 see styles |
xián shàn xian2 shan4 hsien shan kenzen |
a worthy |
鎌禅 see styles |
kenzen けんぜん |
(given name) Kenzen |
顕然 see styles |
kenzen けんぜん |
(adj-t,adv-to,adj-nari) (ant: 隠然) clear; manifest |
賢善行 贤善行 see styles |
xián shàn xíng xian2 shan4 xing2 hsien shan hsing kenzen gyō |
the behavior of the wise |
賢善異生 贤善异生 see styles |
xián shàn yì shēng xian2 shan4 yi4 sheng1 hsien shan i sheng kenzen ishō |
worthy sentient beings |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Ken Zen Ichi Nyo | 拳禪一如 拳禅一如 | ken zen ichi nyo kenzenichinyo | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
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When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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