jhana

English

Noun

jhana (countable and uncountable, plural jhanas)

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) Alternative spelling of dhyana
   • 2024 March 4, Ross Andersen, “The Meditation Start-Up That’s Selling Bliss on Demand”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     The first time I heard about the jhanas, they sounded too good to be true. These special mental states are described in the sacred texts of an ancient school of Buddhism.