Where does “jhāna” come from?
jhāna (Pali) comes from Sanskrit ध्यान, from Sanskrit ध्यै, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyh₂- — mind, thought.
jhāna (Pali): a state of collected, full-body awareness;...
Definitions
- a state of collected, full-body awareness;...
Ancestry of “jhāna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | ध्यान | meditation, thought, reflection, profound and... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ध्यै | to contemplate, meditate, think of |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyh₂- | mind, thought |
Words derived from “jhāna”