Cultural Horizons of India
author: Musashi Tachikawa
edition: 1990, International Academy of Indian Culture and Aditya Prakashan
pages: 2743
Topic: History
Dhyana to Zen
This chapter describes Dhyana to Zen located on page 312 of volume Volume 1 in the book Cultural Horizons of India compiled by Musashi Tachikawa. This book comprises 50 years of research material of Lokesh Chandra and represents a thorough study of the ancient culture of India, dealing with Tantra, Buddhism, Art, Archaeology, Language and Literature in 7 volumes.
The first volume presents the evolution of ideas that emerge from a broad spectrum of quests in languages such as Sanskrit, Greek and Latin (etc.) and further presents an introduction to Indonesian history, art and linguistics.
This book covers the research articles and general surveys of Professor Lokesh Chandra. For example, this chapter describes Dhyana to Zen. Everything together represents a huge collection of writings related to languages such as Sanskrit, Iranian, Sino-Japanese, Tibetan, Thai, Greek, Latin, Celtic, and Slavic..
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Triveni Journal
Zen Buddhism was transmitted to Japan in the twelfth century from China, where it had developed from 6th century onwards as Chan Buddhist school. The Japanese term ‘Zen is derived from ‘Chan a Chinese transliteration of the original Sanskrit term ‘dhyana , so, to gain a knowledge of the historical and ideological development of Zen Buddhism in its early stages, we have got to depend on the Chinese Chronicles....
Read full contents: Zen Buddhism – Japan (The Direct Method to
The Great Buddhist Emperors of Asia [by Shibani Dutta]
Puchao worked for the spread of Zen Buddhism (Dhyan-meditation) in Korea. It was a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty. Zen Buddhism was strongly influenced by Taoism and developed as a distinct school of Chinese Buddhism. From China, Zen Buddhism spread to Korea. The word Zen traces its root to the Indian practice of Dhyana (meditation). Zen Buddhism in Korea emphasised self-control and meditation practice....
Read full contents: Chapter 5 - Korean Emperor Wang Kiyen (918 A.C.–949 A.C.)
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) [by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo]
Parsvanatha: He is carved seated in dhyana mudra over a double petalled lotus pedestal. A canopy of seven hooded snake is noticed over his head. Another small snake as the mark of cognizance is carved in front of the pedestal. Elongated ears, matted locks with usnisa at the centre and trivali mark at the neck are the other features of the Tirthankara image. (* 1) Op. cit. , pp. 74-75....
Read full contents: Odisha State Museum, Bhubaneswar
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[Cultural Horizons of India: index]
[About the Author (Lokesh Chandra)]
[Volume 1 (summary)]
[Volume 1 (preface)]
[Volume 2 (summary)]
[Volume 3 (summary)]
[Volume 4 (summary)]
[Volume 5 (summary)]
[Volume 6 (summary)]
[Volume 7 (summary)]