Calasthana, Calasthāna, Cala-sthana: 1 definition
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Calasthana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chalasthana.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraCalasthāna (चलस्थान) refers to an “unstable sphere”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 10.—Accordingly, “[...] The form aggregate is māra; feeling, perception, formation and consciousness are also Māra. Wishing to create for oneself a material existence in the future is to seek an unstable sphere (calasthāna); wishing to create a non-material existence is again seeking an unstable sphere; wishing to create an aware, non-aware, neither aware nor non-aware existence is still seeking an unstable sphere. This instability is a bond of Māra; stability is the elimination of bonds, deliverance from evil. [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) 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 sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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