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total absorption

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term total absorption

Referenced by:
meditative equipoise (alternative term)
absorption, total (cross-reference only)
equipoise, meditative (cross-reference only)
Tibetan mnyam-bzhag
Sanskrit samahita
Pali
Definition A state of mind having the joined pair of shamatha and vipashyana, and in which absorbed concentration is focused single-pointedly on a voidness that is like space. It may be either conceptual or nonconceptual. Sometimes translated as "meditative equipoise."

TRANSLATION (Jeffrey Hopkins En, Tibetan Pronunciation)

Translation meditative equipoise

* nyamzhak
* mnyam bzhag
Definition

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

German völlige Vertiefung
French absorption totale
Italian assorbimento totale
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... meditative equipoise
Russian полная поглощённость