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Vrindavana & Braja Samadhis There are basically three types of samadhis in Vrindavana. They are: full body, pushpa, and smriti (memory). A full body samadhi contains the full body of a realized Vaishnava buried in the earth. A pushpa samadhi is made by entombing flowers worn by a Vaishnava before his body is put into samadhi. During the sixteenth century many Vaishnavas were cremated and their ashes were put into the ground to avoid desecration by the Muslims. Samadhis made from the ashes of a Vaishnava also fall in this category. A smriti (memory) samadhi preserves the memory of a
departed Vaishnava by memorializing some of his personal items. These
usually include an asana (sitting place), japa beads, clothes, sastra
(scriptures), shoes, a walking stick, etc. Things used by an elevated
Vaishnava are accepted as worshipable. In Vrindavana there is even
a danta (tooth) samadhi of Sri Gadadhara Pandit. Normally a samadhis is placed near a temple or where a devotee did his bhajana. It is said that Jiva Gosvami did bhajana in the exact place where his samadhi is located. Lokanatha Gosvami, Bhugarbha Gosvami and Prabodhananda Gosvami all did bhajana at the places where their samadhis are located. Original Samadhis in Braja Sanatana Gosvami Madana Mohan Temple If you know of information that is not listed here, or if you would like to help update our listings, please e-mail us at: |
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