DHYANA

Meaning of DHYANA in English

[ dɪ'α:nə ]

■ noun (in Hindu and Buddhist practice) profound meditation which is the penultimate stage of yoga.

Origin

from Sanskrit dhyāna .

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DHYANA — Another way of spelling jhana .
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DHYANA — dēˈänə, ˈdyä- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit dhyāna, from dhyāti he thinks — more at semantics 1. Hinduism, Buddhism, …
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DHYANA — n. (Buddhism, Hinduism) practice of deep meditation which is the second to last stage of yoga for attaining enlightenment
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DHYANA — in Indian philosophy, a stage in the process of meditation leading to Nirvana. See Buddhist meditation.
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AMITAYUR-DHYANA-SUTRA — (Sanskrit: Discourse Concerning Meditation on Amitayus), one of three texts basic to Pure Land Buddhism. Together with the larger and …
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ZEN — ˈzen noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Japanese, religious meditation, from Chinese (Pekingese) ch'an 2 , from Pali …
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RAJA-YOGA — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Sanskrit rājayoga, from rājan king + yoga — more at yoga : a yoga discipline that consists …
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CH'AN — ˈchän noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: probably from Chinese ch'an 2 meditation : a Chinese school of …
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ZEN — — Zenic , adj. /zen/ , n. 1. Chinese, Ch'an . Buddhism. a Mahayana movement, introduced into China in the …
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ANTARANGA — /un'teuhr ung"geuh/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) Yoga. the three angas pertaining to the mind: dharana …
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ZEN — ■ noun a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition. Origin Japanese, lit. 'meditation', from …
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PARAMITA — in Mahayana (Greater Vehicle) Buddhism, any of the perfections, or transcendental virtues, practiced by bodhisattvas (Buddhas-to-be) in advanced stages of …
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MEDITATION — private devotion or mental exercise consisting in any of innumerable techniques of concentration, contemplation, and abstraction, regarded as conducive to …
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DHARANA — Sanskrit Dharana, in the Yoga system of Indian philosophy, the sixth of the eight stages intended to lead the aspirant …
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ZEN — Chinese Ch'an (from Sanskrit dhyana, meditation), important school of Buddhism in Japan that claims to transmit the spirit or essence …
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YOGA — (Sanskrit: Yoking, or Union), one of the six orthodox systems (darshans) of Indian philosophy. Its influence has been widespread among …
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WESTERN INDIAN BRONZE — any of a style of metal sculpture that flourished in India during the 6th to the 12th century and later, …
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BUDDHIST MEDITATION — the practice of mental concentration leading ultimately through a succession of stages to the final goal of spiritual freedom, nirvana. …
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BODHIDHARMA — flourished 6th century AD Chinese (Wade-Giles romanization) Ta-mo, Japanese Daruma Indian monk who is credited with the establishment of the …
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AMITABHA — (SanskritInfinite Light) Japanese Amida, Chinese O-mi-t'o in Buddhism, the great saviour deity worshiped principally by members of the Pure Land …
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ZEN — / zen; NAmE / noun [ U ] a Japanese form of Buddhism •• WORD ORIGIN Japanese , literally meditation …
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MEDITATION — n. Private religious devotion or mental exercise, in which techniques of concentration and contemplation are used to reach a heightened …
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HYPNOSIS — Synonyms and related words : Arica movement, Erhard Seminars Training, New Consciousness, Pentothal interview, SAT, T-group, animal hypnosis, assertiveness training, …
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