jhanan.
/ˈdʒɑːnə/, U.S. /ˈdʒɑnə/ Buddhism.
Esp. in Theravada Buddhism: profound meditation; (as a count noun) a particular form of this.In Mahayana Buddhism the related term dhyana n. is typically used.
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1834 B. Clough tr. Ritual Budd'hist Priesthood i. 19 in Misc. Transl. from Oriental Langs. II If the priest whose nature is depraved, and who delights in sin,..pretend to attainments which he possesses not, neither has obtained, such as jhána, (profound meditation,),..he is no longer a priest.
1900 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 520 They realized, in their systematic practice of the reveries of Jhâna, the impermanence of all phenomena.
1957 Jrnl. Relig. 37 194/2 There are four stages of the Way, and the character of the jhānas must be understood to alter as one progresses from stage to stage.
2015 Daily News (Sri Lanka) (Nexis) 5 Feb. The powerful serenity available to the practitioner of jhana.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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