Ch'an
noun
Zen.
Ch'an
1 American
[chahn]
/ tʃɑn /
noun
Chinese.
Chan.
2
American
Or
Chanc
abbreviation
-
Chancellor.
-
Chancery.
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But as she becomes more deeply involved in the lives of war refugees, the calm, breadth and mercy of Ch'an Buddhism more and more profoundly draw and disturb her.
From Time Magazine Archive
Believing with Lao-tzu, the founder of Taoism, that inspiration comes in a flash and cannot be long sustained, the Ch'an painter worked in monochrome "as if a whirlwind possessed his hand."
From Time Magazine Archive
Zen is the Japanese equivalent of Ch'an or Dhyâna and is the name given to the sect founded in China by Bodhidharma.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
Again did he communicate with the duke, but as ineffectually, and disgusted at being questioned by him about military tactics, he left and went back to Ch'an.
From The Chinese Classics: with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena and copious indexes (Shih ching. English) — Volume 1 by Legge, James
My grandfather made the Ch'un Ch'iu after he had been in danger in Ch'an and Ts'ai.
From The Chinese Classics: with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena and copious indexes (Shih ching. English) — Volume 1 by Legge, James
“Forget Chris Tucker. Forget Jackie Chan. Forget everybody else,” he said with a grin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2020
“His skating skills have gotten better. We did the same thing when we were challenging and trying to compete with Patrick Chan. The thought was, ‘How do we get ahead of Patrick?’
From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2019
"Like Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan can mess some brothers up, yo."
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
“Ruby Chan. We moved here a few months ago from San Francisco.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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