Dharm dhyān (धर्म ध्यान) ke 4 bhed batāe gaye hain:

1. Ājñā (Agna) vichay dharm dhyān

– Jinendra, Arihant, Tirthankar, kevalī aur śāstron kī ājñā, unke satya updeś par dhyān karna.

1. Apāya vichay dharm dhyān

– Krodh, mān, māyā, lobhādik kaṣāyoṅ se ātma ko hone wāle apāy (nuksān, patan) par dhyān karna.

1. Vipāk vichay dharm dhyān

– Karm ke phal, unke bandh, aur unke pakvān (vipāk) – sukh–dukh ke rūp meṅ jo anubhav hote hain – unpar g Gambhir chintan.

1. Lok-saṃsthān vichay dharm dhyān

– Ākāś, lok–alok, ūrdhva–madhya–adho lok, tiryanch, manuṣya, dev, nārakī ādi pūre jagat–srachanā par śāstrānusār dhyān karna.

Ye chār bhed donoṅ paramparāoṅ (Digambar aur Shwetambar) meṅ māny hain, sirf śabd-prayog meṅ halka antar ho sakta hai, arth ek hī hai: ātmā ko uske satya svarūp aur satya tattvoṅ par sthir karne vālā dhyān hi dharm dhyān hai.