Dhyana in Hinduism
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Dhyāna in Hinduism means meditation and contemplation. Dhyana is taken up in Yoga practices, and is a means to samadhi and the realization of purusha, the centerless self.
A Brahmana meditating (1851)
Malvina Hoffman, Bronze figure of Kashmiri in Meditation, 1930s, Field Museum of Natural History
Swami Vivekananda in meditating yogic posture.
A Hindu along river Ganges in Varanasi, in yoga asana meditation
Dhyana in Buddhism
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In the oldest texts of Buddhism, dhyāna or jhāna is a component of the training of the mind, commonly translated as meditation, to withdraw the mind from the automatic responses to sense-impressions a
Dhyana in Hinduism
…statements. It is a composite of three terms, namely dhyai, upasana ("dwelling upon"), and bhavana ("cultivating"). The term dhyana is used in Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism, with somewhat similar meanings. Vedic teachings hold that, since the universal divine Self dwells within the heart, the way to experience…
Buddha depicted in dhyāna, Amaravati, India
Buddha in Dhyana, which in this context means: The meditative training stage on the path to Samadhi.
Bodhisattva seated in meditation. Afghanistan, 2nd century CE.
Venerable Hsuan Hua meditating in the Lotus Position. Hong Kong, 1953