禅那

See also: 禪那

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 禅那 – see 禪那 (“dhyana”).
(This term, 禅那, 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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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