English
Etymology
From Sanskrit sam�dhi �placing together�, from sam �together� + � prefix + dh� �to place�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/s��m��di/

Noun
en-noun|-

1. A state of transcendent union supposed to be assumed by a holy man or yogi at his death.

#*2005: She had seated herself cross-legged in the samadhi position and simply ceased to be. � Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown (Vintage 2006, p. 227)

1. The burial of a holy man before his death in anticipation of such a state.
2. The highest state of meditation, at which complete unity is reached.

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