Soto
Soto
n.
family name; one of the famous Japanese Zen sects founded by Dogen Zenji (1200-1253); Hernando de Soto (1496-1542), North and South American explorer and conqueror, first European to reach the Mississippi River (USA)
Soto
Soto may refer to:
- Soto, one of the two major Japanese Zen sects
- Soto (food) or Coto, Indonesian dish
- So'to, indigenous people of the Amazon
Soto Zen or is the largest of the three traditional sects of
Zen in
Japanese Buddhism (the others being
Rinzai and
Obaku). It is the Japanese line of the Chinese
Caodong school, which was founded during the Tang Dynasty by
Dongshan Liangjie. It emphasizes
Shikantaza, meditation with no objects, anchors, or content. The meditator strives to be aware of the stream of thoughts, allowing them to arise and pass away without interference.
Soto
n.
Soto, family name; Hernando de Soto (1496-1542), North and South American explorer and conqueror, first European to reach the Mississippi River (USA)
soto
nm.
copse, thicket
soto
k.o. clear soup. soto-ayam chicken soup. soto-babat tripe soup. sop-daging beef soup. soto-mi/mie noodle soup. soto-madura Madurese-style soup k.r(with potato croquettes