Caitta: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Caitta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaitta.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩Caitta (啶氞啶む啶�) refers to the 鈥渃ontents (of thought)鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch膩: the eighth chapter of the Mah膩sa峁僴ip膩ta (a collection of Mah膩y膩na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] The Bodhisattva Gaganaga帽ja then sustained the jewel-canopy of ten thousand yojanas high over the Lord鈥檚 lion throne in the sky, joined the palms of his hands, saluted, and praised the Lord with these suitable verses: 鈥榌...] (4) You understand the thought and the contents of thought (citta-caitta) of all living beings, know the essential character of mind (citta) and the stream of thought (肠颈迟迟补-诲丑腻谤腻) which are like an illusion (尘腻测腻), and your mind does not depend on thought, mind, or consciousness. [...]鈥�.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCaitta (啶氞啶む啶�).鈥�a. [cittasyedam a峁�] Belonging to the mind, mental.
-ttam Memory.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCaitta (啶氞啶む啶�).鈥�adj. from citta in origin but regularly substan-tivized as masc.; fundamentally a Buddhist word, equiva- lent to caitasika, q.v.; common in 础产丑颈诲丑补谤尘补办辞艣补, see LaV-P. Index; mental state or condition of being, regularly [compound] or associated with citta, as a duality: 尝补峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补-蝉奴迟谤补 150.14 citta- caitta-kal膩po, mind and the whole mass of mental things (et alibi in 尝补峁卥腻惫补迟腻谤补-蝉奴迟谤补); 惭奴濒补-尘补诲丑测补尘补办补-办腻谤颈办腻 11.9 citta-caitt膩n膩峁�; 274.7 -citta- caitta-, la pens茅e et ses d茅riv茅s, ed. note. See especially 础产丑颈诲丑补谤尘补办辞艣补 ii.149 citta-caitt膩岣� (note masc.!) sah膩va艣yam; LaV-P., note, says citta = manas = vij帽膩na; caitta = caitasa = caitasika = cittasa峁僷rayukta (compare also ii.150).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCaitta (啶氞啶む啶�).鈥攊. e. citta + a, adj. Belonging to the dominion of thought, [Ved膩ntas膩ra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Caitta (啶氞啶む啶�).鈥擺adjective] mental, spiritual.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Caitta (啶氞啶む啶�):鈥擺from caitayata > caitaki] mfn. belonging to thought (citta), imagined, [Ved膩ntas膩ra]
2) [v.s. ...] mental, [B膩dar膩ya峁嘺鈥檚 Brahma-s奴tra ii, 2, 18] [Scholiast or Commentator] [Prabodha-candrodaya [Scholiast or Commentator]]
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryCaitta (啶氞啶む啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Caitra.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaitta (嗖氞硤嗖む硩嗖�):鈥擺adjective] relating to the mind or consciousness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Caittan, Caittasika.
Full-text: Cittacaitta, Caitra, Ashrita, Samprayuktakahetu, Akara, Caitasika.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Caitta, Caitt膩; (plurals include: Caittas, Caitt膩s). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Buddhist Philosophy of Universal Flux (by Satkari Mookerjee)
Chapter XX - Self-cognition (Svasa峁僾edanam) < [Part II - Logic and Epistemology]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
II. Emptiness in the Hinay膩nist sects < [Note on emptiness (艣奴nyat膩)]
II. Pu峁噛akriy膩vastu consisting of morality < [Part 5 - Establishing beings in the pu峁噛akriy膩vastus]
Part 5 - The nature of abstention from killing < [Section I.1 - Abstaining from murder]
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
II, 2, 18 < [Second Adhy膩ya, Second P膩da]
Brahma Sutras (Ramanuja) (by George Thibaut)
Sutra 2.2.18 < [Second Adyaya, Second Pada]
A True Servant鈥擜 True Master (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)