The term Zen is derived from the Japanese pronunciation of the Middle Chinese word 禪 ( chán), an abbreviation of 禪那 ( chánnà), which is a Chinese transliteration of the Sanskrit word dhyāna (" meditation"). From China, Chán spread south to Vietnam and became Vietnamese Thiền, northeast to Korea to become Seon Buddhism, and east to Japan, becoming Japanese Zen. Zen ( Chinese: 禪 pinyin: Chán Japanese: 禅, romanized: zen Korean: 선, romanized: Seon Vietnamese: Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School ( Chánzong 禪宗), and later developed into various sub-schools and branches.
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