Beatitude

Beatitude is the supreme blessedness. It is a religious concept.

In Orthodox Church, it is a title given to patriarchs, and expressed in combination with 'his' or 'your', such as His Beatitude, or Your Beatitude, as we say 'His Highness'.

The Beatitudes are the blessings listed by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5:3 — 11).

In Hindu mythology, it is the highest achievement for a devotee (bhakta). The four types of final beatitude as enumerated in the scriptures are -

1. Salokya (residence in the same heaven as the Supreme Deity
2. Sarupya (attaining a form similar to that of the Deity)
3. Samipya (living in close proximity with the Deity), and
4. Sayujya (complete absorption into the Deity)