The Sanskrit term Cittakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Cittaksana or Cittakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chittakshana.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Cittakṣaṇa (चित्तक्षण) refers to “(one) moment of thought”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Then, by the unconditioned magical power of manifestation, by the miraculous performances (vikrīḍita) of the Buddha [Ekaratnavyūha], [Gaganagañja with the other Bodhisattvas] teleported from the Mahāvyūha universe to the Sahā universe, in one moment of thought (eka-cittakṣaṇa), and sat down there. They showered flowers, garlands, powders, perfumes, unguents, parasols, banners, flags from the Mahāvyūha universe pouring down as rain”

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Cittakṣaṇa (चित्तक्षण).—m. (1) a moment of thought: Gaṇḍavyūha 222.22, see s.v. anujava; adv. praticittakṣaṇam, in each moment of thought: Gaṇḍavyūha 242.21; 252.13; compare Abhidharmakośa LaV-P. ii.153; (2) in Mahāvyutpatti 1216 ṣoḍaśa-c°, the 16…, listed in 1217 ff., name for what in Dharmasaṃgraha 96 are called caturāryasatyeṣu ṣoḍaśa kṣāntijñānalakṣaṇāḥ; they are summarized s.v. kṣānti, q.v. It is not clear to me what (citta-)kṣaṇa could mean as applied to these categories, and the use in Dhar- mas of (jñāna-)lakṣaṇa instead suggests that kṣaṇa might be a corruption for lakṣaṇa; but Tibetan on Mahāvyutpatti has skad cig ma = kṣaṇa.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kshana, Citta.

Ends with: Ekacittakshana.

Full-text: Kshana, Pitta, Anujava.

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