Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c17.3

v1.c17.3

¹ Buddhaghosa has often used the two words *citta* and *samādhi* synonymously. He gives the etymological meaning of *samādhi* thus “Samādhānatthena *samādhi*, ekārammaṇe citta-cetasikānaṃ samaṃ sammā ca ādhāraṃ ṭhapanan ti vuttaṃ hoti.” (*Vism.*, p. 84.) *Samādhi* means firmly placing; the act of putting or placing the mind and mental functions evenly and properly on one object is *samādhi*.