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'''Perceptionless | '''Perceptionless absorption''' (Skt. ''asaṃjñi-samāpatti''; [[Wyl.]] ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>du shes med pa'i snyoms 'jug'') is one of the [[fourteen non-concurrent formations]] mentioned in the ''[[Treasury of Abhidharma]]''. It is a state of meditative absorption in which the [[six sense consciousnesses]] are temporarily brought to a halt, ultimately resulting in rebirth as a perceptionless god. | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== |
Revision as of 15:08, 23 October 2009
Perceptionless absorption (Skt. asaṃjñi-samāpatti; Wyl. 'du shes med pa'i snyoms 'jug) is one of the fourteen non-concurrent formations mentioned in the Treasury of Abhidharma. It is a state of meditative absorption in which the six sense consciousnesses are temporarily brought to a halt, ultimately resulting in rebirth as a perceptionless god.
Alternative Translations
- conceptionless equilibrium
- absorption without perception (Padmakara)