jhāna

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀛𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • झान (Devanagari script)
  • ঝান (Bengali script)
  • ඣාන (Sinhalese script)
  • ဈာန or ၛာန or ꧢႃၼ (Burmese script)
  • ฌาน or ฌานะ (Thai script)
  • ᨫᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຌານ or ຌານະ (Lao script)
  • ឈាន (Khmer script)
  • 𑄏𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit ध्यै (dhyai)
    Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna)
    Pali jhāna

    Inherited from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀛𑀸𑀡 (jhāṇa).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /d͡ʑʱɑː.n̪ɐ/, [ˈd͡ʑʱɑː.nɐ]

    Noun

    jhāna n

    1. (Buddhism) dhyana, meditation, a state of collected, full-body awareness
    2. contemplation

    Declension

    Declension table of "jhāna" (neuter)
    Case \ NumberSingularPlural
    Nominative (first)jhānaṃjhānāni
    Accusative (second)jhānaṃjhānāni
    Instrumental (third)jhānenajhānehi or jhānebhi
    Dative (fourth)jhānassa or jhānāya or jhānatthaṃjhānānaṃ
    Ablative (fifth)jhānasmā or jhānamhā or jhānājhānehi or jhānebhi
    Genitive (sixth)jhānassajhānānaṃ
    Locative (seventh)jhānasmiṃ or jhānamhi or jhānejhānesu
    Vocative (calling)jhānajhānāni

    Descendants

    • → Khmer: ឈាន (chiən)
    • → Lao: ຊານ (sān)
    • → Burmese: ဈာန် (jhan)
    • → Northern Thai: ᨫᩣ᩠ᨶ (saan⁴)
    • → Thai: ฌาน (chaan)

    References

    • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “jhāna”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 286
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhyāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 395
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