enter meditative state; deep meditation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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to enter a state of deep meditation (in Buddhism); to sit in samādhi
A specific term from Buddhist practice describing the act of sitting with eyes closed to control body and mind activities, achieving a state of deep concentration or trance.
Lǎo老
hé和
shang尚
zài在
chán禅
fáng房
lǐ里
rù入
dìng定
。
The old monk is sitting in meditation in the meditation room.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
wǎn晚
dōu都
yào要
rù入
dìng定
yī一
xiǎo小
shí时
。
He meditates for an hour every morning and evening.
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Rù入
dìng定
shì是
fó佛
jiào教
xiū修
xíng行
de的
zhòng重
yào要
fāng方
fǎ法
zhī之
yī一
。
Entering meditative trance is one of the important methods of Buddhist practice.