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2 unusual facts about Samadhi


Aga Khan Palace

Kasturba Gandhi and Mahadev Desai died during their captivity period in the palace and have their Samadhis located over there.

B B S V Peeth

He claimed to have reached the highest level of consciousness, Samadhi, on December 27, 1962, and remained so for many days.


Atma Bodhendra Saraswati

The Maha Samadhi of Sri Atma Bodhendra Saraswathi is located in Vadambalam, in villupuram district.

Autofellatio

In the 26th season (2000–2001) of the popular Saturday Night Live comedy show Will Ferrell plays a character who joins a yoga class with the sole purpose to be able to fellate himself as a part of reaching Samadhi.

Baba Keenaram

Before he took Samadhi (where his body is buried in a tomb, along with Goddess Hinglaj in Yantra (A Mystical geometrical shape to represent the presence of goddess)'s form, at Baba Keenaram Sthal, he conveyed to his disciples that he will Re-incarnate as 11th Peethadheswar of Krim- Kund (Kinarm Sthal).

Kara, Uttar Pradesh

Places of historical interest include; the Dargah of Khwaja Karak, the Kara Devi Temple, the Samadhi of Saint Maluk Das, a mound called fort of Jai Chand, Jama Masjid, Kshetrapal Bharav Temple, Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple, and Shivala Maharishi Ashramractions.

Keshavashram

Swami Keshavāshram became the Fifth head of the community after his teacher (guru) Swami Shankarāshram II attained Mahā-samādhi in 1785 in the month of Maagha.

Mahima Dharma

After spending 12 years in Kapilash hill Mahima Prabhu travelled around 24 years as Brahmabadhuta (wandering meNdicant of supreme order) and spread Mahima Dharma in Orissa and neighboring states before taking samadhi at Joranda, Dhenkanal, of Orissa on the 10th day after the new moon of 1876.

National Gandhi Museum

In 1959, The Gandhi Museum moved for a final time to Rajghat, New Delhi next to the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi.

Pandurangashram

He had succeeded his teacher Swami Krishnāshram after the latter attained Mahā-Samādhi(died) in 1857.

Pratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra

The Pratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra was first translated into Chinese by the Kushan Buddhist monk Lokaksema in 179 CE, at the Han capital of Luoyang.

Rainbow flag

It is flown each year near his samadhi (tomb-shrine) in Meherabad, India during the week of Amartithi (the anniversary of his death on January 31, 1969).

Raj Ghat and associated memorials

Jawaharlal Nehru's samadhi is to the north of the Raj Ghat and is known as the Shantivan or Shanti Vana meaning the forest of peace.

Ramananda

However, there is a story about Ramananda which claims he escaped death altogether by entering a Samadhi state, a meditative state and remaining alive, where his Charan paduka is still visible at Srimath in Kashi.

Ranabai

On the samadhi site at Harnawa village there is an annual grand fair organized every year on the Hindu calendar date bhadva sudi teras, when devotees come from far off places.

Ranabai took a live samadhi at village Harnawa on falgun shukla trayodashi samvat 1627 (1570 AD).

Samadhi of Ranjit Singh

In May 2006, following concerns about the state of the samadhi, the Indian Minister for Tourism and Culture, Ambika Soni wrote to Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and expressed her concerns.

Savikalpa

Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, has compared the experience of seeing the earth from space, also known as the overview effect, to savikalpa samadhi.

Shri Amrit Nath Ashram

In front of the samadhi is the newly built huge hall with beautiful pictures depicting life of Baba Shri Amrit Nathji - Shri Amrit Lila.

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant

For instance, samadhi/Satansfist is also called "Sheol", (Hebrew for the grave, the abode of the dead), moksha/Fleshharrower is also known as "Jehannum" (similar to the Hebrew "Gehinnom" and the Arabic "Jahannum", for Hell or Purgatory), and turiya/Kinslaughterer is also "Herem" (Hebrew for banned, excluded, excommunicated and Arabic for sinful or forbidden Haram).

There are only three Ravers, ancient brothers who each have many names but are commonly called turiya Herem, samādhi Sheol, and moksha Jehannum.

Umabaisaheb Khanderao Dabhade

Her samadhi (tomb) is situated at the "Shrimant Sarsenapati Dabhade Shri Baneshwar Mandir" in Talegaon Dabhade.


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