Ch'an or Chan is the Chinese spelling. Zen is the Japanese spelling. Meditation is dhyana. Is good for you meditation. Stills your mind.
Wisdom comes from it.
Master Hsuan Hua, Master Hsu Yun Master Hsuan Hua founded DRBA, the Dharma Realm Buddhist Association. Master Hsuan Hua was born in 1918 in Northern China. Master Hsuan Hua came to America in 1962. In Chinese Hua means flower. But it may mean something else as well in the case of Master Hsuan Hua's name.