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'''Samadhi''' (Skt. ''samādhi''; Tib. ''tingédzin''; [[Wyl.]] ''ting nge ‘dzin'') is often translated as meditative absorption or concentration. | '''Samadhi''' (Skt. ''samādhi''; Tib. [[ཏིང་ངེ་འཛིན་]], ''tingédzin''; [[Wyl.]] ''ting nge ‘dzin'') is often translated as meditative absorption or concentration. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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Samadhi (Skt. samādhi; Tib. ཏིང་ངེ་འཛིན་, tingédzin; Wyl. ting nge ‘dzin) is often translated as meditative absorption or concentration.
Etymology
- The Sanskrit samadhi means to hold things together.
- The Tibetan tingédzin means to hold firmly and unwaveringly from the depths so that there is no movement.
Different Samadhis
- samadhi called 'showing the way of all dharmas'
- three samadhis
- vajropamasamadhi