| Dhyana | |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit Name | |
| Romanization | Dhyāna |
| Devanāgarī | ध्यान |
| Pali Name | |
| Romanization | Jhāna |
| Devanāgarī | झान |
| Sinhala | ඣාන |
| Chinese Name | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Chán |
| Wade-Giles | Ch’an |
| Cantonese | sɪm4 |
| Cantonese Jyutping | sim |
| Hanzi | 禪 |
| Jiantizi | 禅 |
| Korean Name | |
| Revised Romanization | Seon |
| McCune-Reischauer | Sŏn |
| Hangul | 선 |
| Hanja | 禪 |
| Japanese Name | |
| Romaji | Zen |
| Kanji | 禅 |
| Vietnamese Name | |
| Quốc ngữ | Thiền |
| Tibetan Name | |
| Wylie | bsam gtan (pronounced samten) |
Dhyāna (from Sanskrit ध्यान dhyāna) or Jhāna in Pāli refers to a stage of meditation, which is a subset of samadhi. It is a key concept in Hinduism and Buddhism. Equivalent terms are "Chán" in modern Chinese, "Zen" in Japanese, "Seon" in Korean, "Thien" in Vietnamese, and "Samten" in Tibetan.
