禅那

See also: 禪那

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 禅那 – see 禪那 (“dhyana”). (This term is the simplified form of 禪那).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Alternative spelling
禪那 (kyūjitai)

From Chinese 禪那／禅那 (chánnuó), which is a borrowing from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna, “a type of meditation”).

禅(ぜん)那(な) • (zenna)

(Buddhism) dhyana
(Buddhism) A type of profound meditation practiced by followers of Zen Buddhism.

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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