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In Chinese Buddhism, following the Ur-text of the Satipatthana Sutra and the dhyana sutras, dhyāna refers to various kinds of meditation techniques and their preparatory practices, which are necessary to practice dhyana.
Buddha in meditation posture. dhyāna (P. jhāna; T. bsam gtan བསམ་གཏན་; C. chan/chanding; J. zen/zenjō; K. sŏn/sŏnjŏng 禪/禪定) is translated as "meditative absorption," "meditative stabilization," etc. This term is used in several senses; it refers to: [1] [2]
Sep 28, 2018 · Find an explanation of the jhanas or dhyanas as practiced in Theravada Buddhism. Learn about its stages on the development of right concentration.
In the oldest texts of Buddhism, dhyāna (Sanskrit) or jhāna (Pali) is the training of the mind, commonly translated as meditation, to withdraw the mind from the automatic responses to sense-impressions, and leading to a "state of perfect equanimity and awareness (upekkhii-sati-piirisuddhl )."[1]
Oct 11, 2022 · Dhyana is an important ancient practice mentioned in the Vedic and post-Vedic literature of Hinduism, as well as early texts of Jainism. Dhyana in Buddhism influenced these practices as well as was influenced by them, likely in its origins and its later development. Parallels with Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga
Dhyāna, in Indian philosophy, a stage in the process of meditation leading to Nirvāṇa. See Buddhist
The great Buddhist commentator Buddhaghosa traces the Pali word "jhana" (Skt. dhyana) to two verbal forms. One, the etymologically correct derivation, is the verb jhayati, meaning to think or meditate; the other is a more playful derivation, intended to illuminate its function rather than its verbal source, from the verb jhapeti meaning to burn up.
