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| − | '''Perceptionless absorption''' (Skt. ''[[asaṃjñi-samāpatti]]''; Wyl. '' [['du shes med pa'i snyoms 'jug]]'') is one of the [[fourteen non-concurrent formations]] mentioned in the ''[[Treasury of Abhidharma]]''. It is a state of [[meditative absorption]] in which the [[six sense]] [[consciousnesses]] are temporarily brought to a halt, ultimately resulting in [[rebirth]] as a perceptionless god. The ''[[Treasury of Abhidharma]]'' describes the absorption as a trap that is to be avoided by [[buddhist]] [[meditators]], although it is cultivated by some non-[[buddhist]] traditions of [[yoga]], where it is mistaken for a form of [[liberation]]. | + | '''[[Perceptionless absorption]]''' (Skt. ''[[asaṃjñi-samāpatti]]''; [[Wyl.]] '' [['du shes med pa'i snyoms 'jug]]'') is one of the [[fourteen non-concurrent formations]] mentioned in the ''[[Treasury of Abhidharma]]''. It is a state of [[meditative absorption]] in which the [[six sense]] [[consciousnesses]] are temporarily brought to a halt, ultimately resulting in [[rebirth]] as a perceptionless [[god]]. The ''[[Treasury of Abhidharma]]'' describes the [[absorption]] as a trap that is to be avoided by [[buddhist]] [[meditators]], although it is cultivated by some non-[[buddhist]] [[traditions]] of [[yoga]], where it is mistaken for a [[form]] of [[liberation]]. |
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
| − | *[[absorption without perception]] (Padmakara) | + | *[[absorption without perception]] ([[Padmakara]]) |
*[[conceptionless equilibrium]] | *[[conceptionless equilibrium]] | ||
*[[perceptionless serenity]] | *[[perceptionless serenity]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:44, 30 August 2014
Perceptionless absorption (Skt. asaṃjñi-samāpatti; Wyl. 'du shes med pa'i snyoms 'jug) is one of the fourteen non-concurrent formations mentioned in the Treasury of Abhidharma. It is a state of meditative absorption in which the six sense consciousnesses are temporarily brought to a halt, ultimately resulting in rebirth as a perceptionless god. The Treasury of Abhidharma describes the absorption as a trap that is to be avoided by buddhist meditators, although it is cultivated by some non-buddhist traditions of yoga, where it is mistaken for a form of liberation.
