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Ren vs Zen - What's the difference?

ren | zen |

As nouns the difference between ren and zen

is that ren is a kidney while Zen is a denomination of Buddhism elaborated in Japan.

As an adjective Zen is

extremely relaxed and collected.

ren

English

(wikipedia ren)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ren.

Noun

(es)
  • (anatomy) A kidney.
    • Related terms
    * renal

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) One's secret name, as part of the soul in ancient Egyptian mythology.
  • * 1983 , Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings :
    • For the Ren did not belong to the man, but came out of the Celestial Waters to enter an infant in the hour of his birth and might not stir again until it was time to go back.

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    zen

    English

    (wikipedia Zen)

    Alternative forms

    * zen

    Noun

    (-)
  • (religion) A denomination of Buddhism elaborated in Japan.
  • (informal) A philosophy of calm, reminiscent of that of the Buddhist denomination.

    • Related terms

    * Zenji

    Usage notes

    Usually capitalized in all senses, almost always when talking about the denomination proper (compare (Catholicism)), usually but less often when referring to a looser sense of the philosophy or calm: “That’s very zen.” versus “She studies Zen Buddhism.”

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Extremely relaxed and collected.

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