jhāna

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀛𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• झान (Devanagari script)
• ঝান (Bengali script)
• ඣාන (Sinhalese script)
• ဈာန or ၛာန or ꧢႃၼ (Burmese script)
• ฌาน or ฌานะ (Thai script)
• ᨫᩣᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ຌານ or ຌານະ (Lao script)
• ឈាន (Khmer script)
• 𑄏𑄂𑄚 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑʱɑː.n̪ɐ/, [ˈd͡ʑʱɑː.nɐ]

Noun

jhāna n

1. (Buddhism) dhyana, a state of collected, full-body awareness
2. meditation

Descendants

• → Khmer: ឈាន (chiən)
• → Lao: ຊານ (sān)
• → Burmese: ဈာန် (jhan)
• → Northern Thai: ᨫᩣ᩠ᨶ (saan⁴)
• → Thai: ฌาน (chaan)