Samadhi
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39 sectionsContents
- Definitions
- Etymology
- Sanskrit
- Chinese
- Buddhism
- ''Samma-samādhi'' and ''dhyāna'' (jhāna)
- The ''rupa jhānas''
- The ''arupas''
- Theravāda
- Samadhi as concentration
- Criticism
- Mahāyāna
- Indian Mahāyāna
- ''Vimokṣamukha''
- Signlessness samādhi
- Aimlessness-samādhi
- Emptiness-samādhi
- Zen
- Hinduism
- Patanjali's Yoga Sūtras
- ''Samyama''
- ''Samādhi'' in the Yoga Sūtras
- ''Samprajñata samādhi''
- ''Ānanda'' and ''asmitā''
- ''Asamprajñata samādhi''
- ''Sahaja samadhi''
- ''Nirvikalpaka yoga''
- ''Bhāva samādhi''
- ''Mahāsamādhi''
- Samadhi in the Bhagavad Gita
- Buddhist influences
- Sikhism
- Sufism
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|An image of the Buddha in samadhi from Gal Vihara, [[Sri Lanka]] thumb|Statue of a meditating Shiva, [[Rishikesh]]
Samādhi (Pali and ), in the Indian religions, is a state of meditative consciousness. In many such traditions, the cultivation of samādhi through various meditation methods is essential for the attainment of liberation (nirvana, moksha) from the bondage to habitual desires, thought constructs, and unguarded behavioral patterns (fetters, samskaras), and the recognition of this liberated state as one's natural state or true 'self'.