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