Are you looking for some super zen dog name inspiration for your new pup or doggo? Look no further! Check out 105 zen dog names (with meanings) below.
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105 Zen Dog Names (with Meanings)
- Agura – Japanese term for sitting cross-legged i.e. during meditation
- Amani – means “peace” in Swahili
- Amity – means “friendship” or “friendly relations”
- Ananda – means “extreme happiness” in Hinduism/Buddhism/Jainism
- Ango – Japanese term for intense training of students of Zen Buddhism
- Anju – Hindu for “one who lives in heart”
- Ashi – Hindu for “smile”, “joy”, “laughter”, “blessing”
- Ashram – Hindu for religious or spiritual retreat
- Benji – meaning “son of the right hand”
- Benjiro – Japanese for “enjoy peace”
- Bhu – Sanskrit root word, “to be purified”
- Bliss – a state of perfect happiness
- Bodhi – Sanskrit for “to awaken”, “to understand”
- Bonzu – a Buddhist priest
- Bozu -“monk” in Japanese
- Buddha – means “enlightened one”
- Buji – Japanese for “safety, security, peace, quietness”
- Chakra – in Sanskrit means “wheel” and refers to energy points in the body
- Chandra – means the “moon” in Sanskrit
- Chit – Sanskrit term meaning “pure consciousness”, “pure thought”
- Chessa – means “at peace” and is of Slavic origin
- Daigo – Japanese term in Zen Buddhism meaning “great enlightenment”
- Daishi – Japanese for “great master” or “great teacher”
- Dana – Sanskrit for “giving”, “generosity”
- Densu – in Japanese, the monk responsible for waking the other monks
- Deshi – in Japanese, a “disciple (of a teacher)”
- Dharma – an aspect of truth or reality
- Dhyana – Sanskrit word meaning “meditation”
- Dojo – Japanese for hall or place of immersive learning or meditation
- Eko – in Japanese, the dedication read after recitation of a sutra
- Enzu – Japanese for the “monastery vegetable garden”, or “the gardener”
- Evania – Greek meaning “tranquil”
- Faith – complete confidence or trust in something
- Fritzi – means “peaceful ruler” in German
- Galen – Greek meaning “calm, healer”
- Galina – of Slavic, Russian origin meaning “calm, healer”
- Grace – smoothness and elegance of movement
- Harmony – agreement of ideas or pleasing combination of different parts
- Hokku – in Japanese, a large temple drum
- Hope – a feeling of trust or desire for a particular thing to happen
- Ingram – in Scandinavian, “raven of peace”
- Inka – in Japanese, meaning “the seal of enlightenment”
- Jalen – from Greek Galen, meaning “healer, tranquil”
- Jhana – a meditative state of profound stillness and concentration
- Jiko – in Japanese, an incense attendant
- Jinju – “Steward of purity”, the sanitation steward at a Zen monastery
- Joy – a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
- Juji – Japanese for “abiding and maintaining”
- Kaishi – Japanese for “precept teacher”
- Kali – a Hindu goddess
- Karma – spiritual principle of cause and effect
- Karuna – Sanskrit for “compassion”
- Katsu – means “victorious” in Japanese
- Ki – means “vital energy”
- Koji – Japanese for “cultivate, heal, peace”
- Lama – a spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism
- Lana – in Hawaiian means “calm as still waters” or “afloat”
- Lotus – from Lotus flower, symbolic of purity and enlightenment
- Lulu – Arabic for “Pearl”
- Luna – means “moon”
- Mala – in Hindu string of prayer beads
- Malina – of Hawaiian origin, meaning “peace”
- Mandala – a geometric design symbolizing the universe
- Mantra – a word or sound repeated to aid concentration and meditation
- Manu – Sanskrit term for “human”
- Merit – the quality of being particularly good or worthy
- Metta – “compassion meditation” means “benevolence”, “loving-kindness”
- Mira – name meaning “beautiful”, “peace”, “prosperous”
- Monk – a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living
- Nirvana – an ideal or idyllic state or place
- Om – experienced by sages during deep meditation
- Padma – Sanskrit for lotus, symbolic of enlightenment
- Pax – name of Latin origin meaning “peaceful”
- Paxton – name of Latin origin meaning “peace town”
- Paz – girl’s name of Spanish origin meaning “peace”
- Prajna – the ultimate understanding of the true nature of existence
- Purity – freedom from adulteration or contamination
- Rama – means “stop, stand still, rest, rejoice”
- Rapture – a feeling of intense pleasure or joy
- Reizo – Japanese name meaning “cool, calm, well-groomed”
- Rena – means “joyous melody”
- Rica – name meaning “forever strong”
- Rinpoche – a religious teacher held in high regard among Buddhists
- Roshi – a spiritual leader of a community of Zen Buddhists monks
- Salem – of Hebrew origin, meaning “peace”
- Sangha – the Buddhist monastic order
- Seiko – name of Japanese origin meaning “accomplish, truth, child”
- Serena – feminine name meaning “clear, tranquil, serene”
- Sereno – a boy’s name of Latin origin meaning “calm”
- Shalom – means “peace”
- Shiloh – girl’s name of Hebrew origin meaning “tranquil, peace”
- Shinto – a new monk, also means “way of the gods”
- Simran – an act of profound reflection
- Solomon – of Hebrew origin meaning “peace”
- Spirit – the “soul”
- Sunny – name meaning “sunshine, happy, cheerful temperament”
- Sutra – a Buddhist or Jainist scripture
- Swami – a Hindu male religious teacher
- Veda – a girl’s name of Sanskrit origin meaning “knowledge”
- Virtue – a girl’s name of Latin origin meaning “moral excellence”
- Yogi – a person who is proficient in yoga
- Zafu – meditation seat/pillow
- Zazen – seated meditation
- Zen – meaning peaceful and calm
- Zendo – a place used for Zen meditation
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