CH'AN


Meaning of CH'AN in English

ˈchän noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: probably from Chinese ch'an 2 meditation

: a Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism founded in the 6th century A.D. by the Indian teacher Bodhidharma that emphasizes meditation and higher contemplation as a method of salvation — the Chinese equivalent of the Japanese Zen or the Indian Dhyana

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