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May 23, 2024 · Chan (traditional Chinese: 禪; simplified Chinese: 禅; pinyin: Chán; abbr. of Chinese: 禪那; pinyin: chánnà), from Sanskrit dhyāna (meaning "meditation" or "meditative state"), is a Chinese school of Mahāyāna Buddhism. It developed in China from the 6th century CE onwards, becoming especially popular during the Tang and Song dynasties.
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5 days ago · During the second half of the 1st millennium ce, a third major Buddhist movement, Vajrayana (Sanskrit: “Diamond Vehicle”; also called Tantric, or Esoteric, Buddhism), developed in India. This movement was influenced by gnostic and magical currents pervasive at that time, and its aim was to obtain spiritual liberation and purity more speedily.
May 15, 2024 · The term Zen is derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the Middle Chinese word 禪 (Chán), which traces its roots to the Indian practice of dhyāna (Sanskrit: "meditation").
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- 2019
This is kind of a complicated question, but I was thinking lately about complementary states and their impermanence. For example, night and day. Day is impermanent because the sun always sets, and night is impermanent because the sun always rises again. Does that mean that day and night, despite being impermanent, are also eternal?
2 days ago · Part One: India and China: "Zen (Chin. Ch'an, an abbreviation of ch'an-na, which transliterates the Sanskrit Dhyāna (Devanagari: ध्यान) or its Pali cognate Jhāna (Sanskrit; Pāli झान), terms meaning "meditation") is the name of a Mahāyāna Buddhist school of meditation originating in China.
May 23, 2024 · Guanyin is a common Chinese name for Avalokiteśvara ( Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर) in Chinese Buddhism and has been appropriated by other Eastern religions, including Taoism and Chinese folk religion. [note 1] She was first given the appellation "Goddess of Mercy" or "Mercy Goddess" by Jesuit missionaries in China. [1]
Finding a Tiantai temple is possible in bigger metro areas, such as Cham Shan in Toronto. Same with Tendai (one outside of Ottawa). But Tiantai and Tendai are going to be way harder to come by than Chan or Pureland, especially if you're a westerner that doesn't speak Chinese. If you're looking for Tendai, which in North America often has ...
