FROM DHYANA TO CHAN TO ZEN ( From India to China to Japan )

 

FROM DHYANA TO CHAN TO ZEN

( From India to China to Japan )

A beautiful pic with Shiva as teacher, and a disciple beside Him.

It is interesting to note that the disciple is wearing a chinese kind of hat. It is widely acknowledged that Shiva’s Dhyana techniques have given rise to the Chinese chan and Japanese zen spiritual schools. Chan spread from south China to Vietnam as Thiền and north to Korea as Seon, and in the 13th century, east to Japan as Japanese Zen.

Dhyana, which means ‘Journey of the mind’ or inner journey, or meditation, is the great forte of Mahadeva, which He taught to Devi Parvati, His sons Kartikeye and Ganesh, His Ganas Nandi and Bhringi, and the Saptrishis, and possibly few other devatas and rishis, notably vasugupta of Kashmir , who He taught Siva Sutras. The Tibetan lineage of great lamas were also taught in turn by the Kashmiri rishis.

Aum Namah Shivaye.

~ Shail Gulhati: Shiva and Mysticism.