Mahasamadhi Dictionary

Mahasamadhi: Literally "the great union [samadhi]," this refers to a realized yogi's conscious departure from the physical body at death.

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Mahasamadhi:

Mahasamadhi. Refers to a tomb.

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jivanmukta: (Sanskrit) "Liberated soul."

A being who has attained nirvikalpa samadhi - the realization of the Self, Parasiva - and is liberated from rebirth while living in a human body. (Contrasted with videhamukta, one liberated at the point of death.) This attainment is the culmination of lifetimes of intense striving, sadhana and tapas, requiring total renunciation, sannyasa (death to the external world, denoted in the conducting of one's own funeral rites), in the current incarnation.

While completing life in the physical body, the jivanmukta enjoys the ability to reenter nirvikalpa samadhi again and again. At this time, siddhis can be developed which are carried to the inner worlds after mahasamadhi. Such an awakened jnani benefits the population by simply being who he is. When he speaks, he does so without forethought. His wisdom is beyond reason, yet it does not conflict with reason. Nor does he arrive at what he says through the process of reason, but through the process of ajna-chakra sight.

See: jivanmukti, jnana, kaivalya, moksha, Self Realization, Sivasayujya, videhamukti, enlightenment.

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A dictionary with common spiritual words from Hinduism and Sanskrit. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritual Dictionary and Hinduism Dictionary.

Swami Vivekananda,: (Sanskrit) "Of blissful

discrimination." Disciple of Sri Ramakrishna who was

overtaken by an ardent love of Hinduism and a missionary

zeal that drove him onward. He attained mahasamadhi at

age 39 (18631902).

Most notable among his

achievements was a trip around the world on which he

gave brilliant lectures, especially in Europe and America,

that created much respect for Hinduism. In India he

founded the Ramakrishna Mission which thrives today

internationally with over 100 centers and nearly 1,000

sannyasins. He is credited, along with Tagore, Aurobindo,

Radhakrishnan and others, with sparking the modern

Hindu revival.

See: jnana yoga, Ramakrishna.

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Mahasamadhi:

Mahasamadhi: the departure of a self-realized  saint from his mortal coil.

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mahasamadhi:

Refers to a tomb.

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MAHASAMADHI: The departure of a Self-realized saint from his mortal coil.

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Mahasamadhi:

1)    A realized yogi's conscious departure from the physical body at death.

2)  A celebration on the anniversary of a great being's departure from the physical body. 3) A shrine erected at the place where a yogi has taken mahasamadhi.

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Kadaitswami: (Tamil) "Marketplace swami." The 159th satguru of the Nandinatha Sampradaya's Kailasa Parampara. Born ca 1804; attained mahasamadhi October 13, 1891. Renouncing his career as a judge in Bangalore, South India, Kadaitswami became a sannyasin and trained under the "Rishi from the Himalayas," who sent him on mission to Sri Lanka. He performed severe tapas on an island off the Jaffna coast, awakening many siddhis. For decades he spurred the Sri Lankan Saivites to greater spirituality through inspired talks and demonsting siddhis. He initiated Chellappaswami as the next satguru in the parampara. Kadaitswami's initiation name was Muthyanandaswami.

See: Kailasa Parampara, Natha Sampradaya.

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videhamukti: (Sanskrit) "Disembodied liberation."

Release from reincarnation through nirvikalpa samadhi - the realization of the Self, Parasiva - at the point of death. Blessed are those who are aware that departure, mahasamadhi, is drawing near. They settle all affairs, make amends and intensify personal sadhana. They seek the silver channel of sushumna which guides kundalini through the door of Brahman into the beyond of the beyond. They seek total renunciation as the day of transition looms strongly in their consciousness. Those who know that Lord Yama is ready to receive them, seek to merge with Siva. They seek nirvikalpa samadhi as the body and earthly life fall away.

Those who succeed are the videhamuktas, honored as among those who will never be reborn. Hindu tradition allows for vows of renunciation, called atura sannyasa diksha, to be taken and the orange robe donned by the worthy sadhaka or householder in the days prior to death.

See: jivanmukti, kaivalya, moksha, Parasiva, Self Realization.

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videhamukti: (Sanskrit) "Disembodied liberation."

Release from reincarnation through nirvikalpa samadhi -

the realization of the Self, Parasiva - at the point of death.

Blessed are those who are aware that departure,

mahasamadhi, is drawing near. They settle all affairs,

make amends and intensify personal sadhana. They seek

the silver channel of sushumna which guides kundalini

through the door of Brahman into the beyond of the

beyond. They seek total renunciation as the day of

transition looms strongly in their consciousness. Those

who know that Lord Yama is ready to receive them, seek

to merge with Siva. They seek nirvikalpa samadhi as the

body and earthly life fall away. Those who succeed are the

videhamuktas, honored as among those who will never be

reborn. Hindu tradition allows for vows of renunciation,

called atura sannyasa diksha, to be taken and the orange

robe donned by the worthy sadhaka or householder in the

days prior to death.

See: jivanmukti, kaivalya, moksha,

Parasiva, Self Realization.

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mahasamadhi: (Sanskrit) "Great enstasy."

The death, or dropping off of the physical body, of a great soul, an event occasioned by tremendous blessings. Also names the shrine in which the remains of a great soul are entombed.

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Mahasamadhi

The conscious leaving of the body at death and total merging with the Divine.

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Mahasamadhi

The conscious leaving of the body at death and total merging with the Divine.

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mahasamadhi day: Anniversary of the transition of a great soul.

See: cremation, death, reincarnation, samadhi, transition.

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Skanda Sashti

Lord Subramanya, the Supreme Being, who is the ruler of this universe, who is the indweller of our hearts, who is the second son of Lord Siva, who is the beloved of Valli and Deivayanai, who bestows boons easily on His devotees, who is the embodiment of power, wisdom, love and bliss.

From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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