Dhyana
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdjɑːnə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dhyana is a noun meaning (Hinduism, Buddhism) A type of profound meditation.
Meaning
(Hinduism, Buddhism) A type of profound meditation.
Example Sentences
Thus the Kaivalyopanisad accords equal importance to Sraddha (faith-regard), devotion (bhakti) and meditation (dhyana) for the attainment of the highest knowledge.
Each of the three planes may be experienced through developing the dhyānas in meditation - so here we have yet another way of describing higher states of consciousness.
The beginning must be made with pathawi-kasina, and then the dhyánas, &c., must be taken alternately, as from the first dhyána to the third, then to ákásánancháyatana, and so on to the end.
Word Forms
- dhyanas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include yoga, sutra, mudra, deeksha, darshana, dhamma.
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