chan (English spelling)

Japanese: chán(英語表記)chan
chan (English spelling)

…The original word dhyāna means to think quietly, and its slang form jhāna was pronounced jhān in northwestern India, and was written as ゼン in Chinese characters. The Chinese characters for ゼン are pronounced chán in modern Chinese and zen in Japan, and both are used in the West. Ancient Indian civilization arose along with the practice of meditation. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "chán" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…原語dhyānaは,静かに考える意で,その俗語形jhānaが西北インドでjhānと発音されていたのを,中国の漢字で禅と表記したもの。禅という漢字は,現在の中国音ではchán,日本ではzenと発音され,欧米では両者を併用する。 古代インド文明は,瞑想の実践とともに起こる。…

※「chán」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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