The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2092 page)

dhi is generally regarded as an indispensable component of Buddhist practice and forms one of the links of the Eightfold Path (
a
angika-marga
) as well as part of the three-fold dimension of the Path, together with
la
(morality) and
prajñ
(wisdom). It is listed as one of the seven factors of enlightenment (
bojjhanga
), the five spiritual powers (
bala
), and six perfections (
p
r
mitas
).
In Zen Buddhism, sam
dhi
(Jap.,
sanmai
,
zenmai
) is the overcoming of a dualistic, subject-object, awareness, through concentration on a single object and experiencing unity with it.
Among Jains, sam
dhi is a virtual equivalent of
dhy
na
or
bh
van
, the meditation which seeks to destroy the accumulation of
karma
in order to release the
j
va
. It is the interior preparation for, and exercise of, increasingly severe
asceticism
(
tapas
).

 
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