เซน

Also known as Zen Buddhism, Thiền, 禅 [Chán], 선 [Seon]

thumb|Eiheiji gate Zen (; from Chinese: Chan; in Korean: Sŏn, and Vietnamese: Thiền) is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed in China during the Tang dynasty by blending Indian Mahayana Buddhism, particularly Yogacara and Madhyamaka philosophies, with Chinese Taoist thought, especially Neo-Daoist. Zen originated as the Chan school (, , 'meditation school') or the Buddha-mind school (, ), and later developed into various sub-schools and branches.