In the oldest texts of Buddhism, dhyāna (Sanskrit: ध्यान) or jhāna (Pali: 𑀛𑀸𑀦) is a component of the training of the mind (bhavana), commonly translated...
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Look up dhyana in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dhyana may refer to: Dhyana in Buddhism (Pāli: jhāna) Dhyana in Hinduism Jain Dhyāna, see Jain meditation...
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Dhyāna (Sanskrit: ध्यान) in Hinduism means contemplation and meditation. Dhyana is taken up in Yoga practices, and is a means to samadhi and self-knowledge...
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The Dhyāna sutras (Chinese: 禪經 chan jing) (Japanese 禅経 zen-gyo) or "meditation summaries" (Chinese: 禪要) or also known as The Zen Sutras are a group of...
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Samadhi (section Samma-samādhi and dhyāna)
interpreted as a meditative absorption or trance attained by the practice of dhyāna. Samadhi may refer to a broad range of states. A common understanding regards...
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Ashtanga (eight limbs of yoga) (section 7. Dhyāna)
pranayama (breathing), pratyahara (withdrawal), dharana (concentration), dhyana (meditation) and samadhi (absorption). The eight limbs form a sequence from...
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Meditation (section Dhyana)
Jainism uses the Twelve Contemplations, dharma dhyana (knowledge of the elements), and shukla dhyana (meditation proper). Buddhist traditions use body...
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Mudra (redirect from Dhyāna Mudrā)
Amitābha are seen using this mudra before the 9th century in Japan. The dhyāna mudrā ("meditation mudra") is the gesture of meditation, of the concentration...
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The Dhyana Buddha is a statue of Gautama Buddha seated in a meditative posture located in Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh, India. Completed in 2015, the statue...
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Vidya Pradeep (redirect from Dhyana (actress))
supporting role in Aval Peyar Thamizharasi (2010) and debuted under the name Dhyana. Her next film was Virunthali (2010), where she played the heroine. She...
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