samadhi

[ suh-mah-dee ]

/ səˈmɑ di /

noun Hinduism, Buddhism.

the highest stage in meditation, in which a person experiences oneness with the universe.

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Origin of samadhi

First recorded in 1820–30, samadhi is from the Sanskrit word samādhi

Words nearby samadhi

sam, sam browne belt, sam hill, sam., sama-veda, samadhi, samain, samaj, saman, samana cay, samanid

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Example sentences from the Web for samadhi

Lying down, or sometimes sitting on the bed, he entered a state of samadhi.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
Samadhi is a superconscious state of ecstasy in which the yogi perceives the identity of soul and Spirit.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
Growing alarmed, the Guru also grew meek, and asked only ten rupees and a promise of silence for the performance of a samadhi.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan|Helena Pretrovna Blavatsky
I had instantly seen that the saint was in a high state of samadhi.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda

He thereupon in the very middle of the river burnt his body in a fiery ecstasy of Samadhi, and his pari-nirvana was attained.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms|Fa-Hsien

British Dictionary definitions for samadhi

samadhi

/ (sʌˈmɑːdi) /

noun

Buddhism Hinduism a state of deep meditative contemplation which leads to higher consciousness

Word Origin for samadhi

from Sanskrit: concentration, from samā together + dhi mind

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