upacāra-samādhi
Dictionary Definition ：
Definition[1]
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upacāra-samādhi: 'neighbourhood or access-concentrationn', is the degree of concentration just before entering any of the absorptions, or jhānas. It still belongs to the sensuous sphere (kāmāvacara ; s. avacara).
Source
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Buddhist Dictionary, Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines, by NYANATILOKA MAHATHERA
Definition[2]
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upacāra-samādhi
Pāli term denoting a stage of mental concentration which is passed through prior to entering any of the levels of trance (dhyāna).
Source
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A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)
Related
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upacāracchala , upacāraka , upacārakaraṇa , upacārakarman , upacārakriyā , upacāra , upacara , upacar , upacālā sutta , upacāla
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