Tangential tidbit about etymology of the word Zen:
Zen is a Japanese word that comes from the Chinese “Chan”, which in turn comes from the Sanskrit word “Dhyana”, which roughly translates to focus/meditatiin.
That trajectory Sanskrit —> Chinese —> Japanese reflects the geographical trajectory of the spread of Buddhism out of India.
Same word in Vietnamese and Korean is “Thien” and “Seon” respectively.
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Tangential tidbit about etymology of the word Zen:
Zen is a Japanese word that comes from the Chinese “Chan”, which in turn comes from the Sanskrit word “Dhyana”, which roughly translates to focus/meditatiin.
That trajectory Sanskrit —> Chinese —> Japanese reflects the geographical trajectory of the spread of Buddhism out of India.
Same word in Vietnamese and Korean is “Thien” and “Seon” respectively.