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(or 三摩提); 三摩拔提 (or 三摩跋提); 三摩越 sampatti, attainment, arrival; defined by 等至 and 等持 which is intp. as completedhyna; similar to 三摩半那sampanna, attainment. Eitel says: "a degree of abstract ecstatic meditation preparatory to the final attainment ofsamdhi." Clough speaks of eightsampattis, i.e. attainments-- "eight successive states induced by the ecstatic meditation." v. also 三摩越.