Chan Buddhism: Dhyana Meaning and Implication

Contemplation, reflection and profound, abstract meditation.

Dhi is associated with goddess Saraswati with powers of knowledge, wisdom, and poetic eloquence.

Meditation

<p>The Sramanic movement of ancient India</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A self-directed awareness and unifying Yoga process</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To withdraw the mind from automatic responses to sense-impressions, 'burn up' the defilements, and lead to a state of perfect equanimity and awareness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anapanasati is mindfulness of breathing, which is transmitted as a means to develop dhyana.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The six paramitas are generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and wisdom. They comprise the training of a bodhisattva, corresponding to the accumulation of merit and wisdom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Generosity leads to the development of transcendent discipline, where one refrains from getting tied up in the act of giving and avoids developing heroism from giving too much away.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Meditation means having the awareness of meditation with you everywhere, not just sitting on a cushion. It involves sewing a gomden onto your clothing to always have an awareness of meditation.</p> Signup and view all the answers