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Sometimes an alternative *Zendō 禅堂.
1 A room for Zen 禅 meditation and the teaching of the tenets of Buddhism. At Gangōji Gokurakubō 元興寺極楽坊 (Kamakura period) in Nara, the Zenshitsu was originally the living quarters of the head priest. Later it was converted to a lecture hall and used for meditation.
2 The chief priest's room.
3 A title for a head priest, or an honorific for a priest of noble birth. See *sōdō 僧堂.