Fifth Dhyana Level The fifth dhyana is the dhyana of the Supreme Vehicle, also called the Dhyana of the Tathagata. It is also called the Dhyana of the Patriarch because it refers to Bodhidharma, the first patriarch of Chan Buddhism. This is the dhyana of sudden enlightenment and does not require the four dhyanas and eight samadhis. In fact, it is basically the method of no method. When there is no wandering thought in the mind, that is the wisdom of Chan. Though originally transmitted by Bodhidharma, it underwent further development within the Chan School. The dhyana transmitted by Bodhidharma has two aspects: entry by practice and entry by principle. Entry by practice is through cultivation of the methods of enlightenment; entry by principle is through directly perceiving emptiness.
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