A stilled and settled state of mind, attained through meditation, in which the mind is stilled of all mental flightiness and mental dullness, is settled down on an object and remains there, and is accompanied by an exhilarating sense of fitness.
Tibetan: ཞི་གནས། zhi-gnas
Sanskrit: śamatha
Pali: samatha
J. Hopkins: Calm abiding
Synonyms: Stilled and settled state of mind; Mental quiescence; Calm abiding
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