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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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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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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Jangama dhyana is a meditation technique which has been practiced by various sages over the centuries. In recent times, this technique was widely taught...
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Noble Eightfold Path (section Dhyana)
self-restraint, and cultivating kindness and compassion; and culminating in dhyana or samadhi, which reinforces these practices for the development of the...
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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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