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Doshacitta, ¶Ù´Çá¹£a³¦¾±³Ù³Ù²¹, Dosha-citta: 1 definition

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Doshacitta means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term ¶Ù´Çá¹£a³¦¾±³Ù³Ù²¹ can be transliterated into English as Dosacitta or Doshacitta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Doshachitta.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ

¶Ù´Çá¹£a³¦¾±³Ù³Ù²¹ (दोषचितà¥à¤¤) or Sadoá¹£acitta refers to a “thought (full) of aversionâ€�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipá¹›cchÄ: the eighth chapter of the MahÄsaṃnipÄta (a collection of MahÄyÄna Buddhist SÅ«tras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, how does the knowledge (ÂáñÄå²Ô²¹) of the Bodhisattva becomes like open space? (1) Having pervaded the thoughts of all beings by knowledge, he knows the impassioned thought of all beings truly as it is, as an impassioned thought; (2) he knows the thought full of aversion truly as it is, as a thought full of aversion (²õ²¹»å´Çá¹£a³¦¾±³Ù³Ù²¹â€�api sadoá¹£aá¹� cittaá¹�); (3) he knows the thought full of bewilderment truly as it is, as a thought full of bewilderment; (4) he knows the thought full of impurity truly as it is, as a thought full of impurity; (5) he never deviates from the nature of the dharma which is without desire, and teaches the dharma for other beings so that they overcome their desire;

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Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.

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