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:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
禅 那
ぜん
Grade: S 		な
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
禪那 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

禅(ぜん)那(な) • (zenna) 

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

References

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