入定 (rù dìng) — (noun) meditative trance (Buddhist concept); (verb) to enter a meditative trance
Definition
A Buddhist term for the deep meditative state a monk enters during seated meditation (打坐). It is both the state itself (noun) and the act of entering it (verb).
noun
meditative trance (Buddhist concept)
verb
to enter a meditative trance
Examples
- 入定，。Tā měi tiān dǎ zuò rù dìng, yǐ jīng jiān chí le èr shí nián.He sits in meditation and enters a trance every day; he has persisted for twenty years.
- 入定。Zhè zhǒng rù dìng zhuàng tài néng ràng rén nèi xīn píng jìng.This kind of trance state can calm the mind.
- 入定。Tā zài rù dìng zhōng kàn dào le xǔ duō huàn xiàng.He saw many illusions in the trance.
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