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samadhi

Samadhi vs Enlightenment - What's the difference?

samadhi | enlightenment |


As a noun samadhi

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

As a proper noun enlightenment is

(definite article) a 17th and 18th-century philosophical movement in european history; the age of enlightenment or age of reason emphasizing rationalism.

Samadhi vs Nirvana - What's the difference?

samadhi | nirvana |


As nouns the difference between samadhi and nirvana

is that samadhi is a state of transcendent union supposed to be assumed by a holy man or yogi at his death while nirvana is complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.