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Dhyana

2 stages from Sanskrit to English.

Today it means A state of focused meditative contemplation in yoga and Buddhist practice; the root of the word 'Zen'.

Where does the word "dhyana" come from? It comes from Sanskrit dhyana, adopted directly into English (19th-20th c.).

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Stage 1 of 2
dhyana
Sanskrit · ancient
"meditation, contemplation"
from a root meaning 'to think, contemplate'
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Stage 2 of 2
dhyana
English · 19th-20th c.
"a state of focused meditative contemplation"
adopted in English writing on yoga and Buddhist meditation
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