About Korean Seon

Seon or Sŏn Buddhism is the Korean name for Chan Buddhism, a branch of Mahāyāna Buddhism commonly known in English as Zen Buddhism. Seon is the Sino-Korean pronunciation of Chan an abbreviation of 禪那 (chánnà), which is a Chinese transliteration of the Sanskrit word of dhyāna ("meditation"). Seon Buddhism, represented chiefly by the Jogye and Taego orders, is the most common type of Buddhism found in Korea.
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Meditation
that is practiced between long periods of the sitting known as . The practice is common in , , , and Vietnamese. One of the most useful and grounding ways of attending to our is the practice of walking meditation. Walking meditation is a simple and universal practice for developing , connectedness, and embodied awareness. Required 10 minutes daily for at least a week. Evidence suggests that increases the .
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The early Buddhist tradition also taught other meditation postures, such as the standing posture and the lion posture performed lying down on one side.

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Buddhists pursue as part of the path toward liberation from defilements (kleshas) and clinging and craving (upādāna), also called awakening, which results in the attainment of Nirvana, and includes a variety of meditation techniques such as: - asubha ("reflections on repulsiveness") - reflection on pratityasamutpada (dependent origination) - sati () and (recollections), including (breath meditation) - dhyana (developing an alert and luminous mind) - the Brahma-viharas (loving-kindness and compassion) These techniques aim to develop equanimity .
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