Sotapatti Magga Citta: 1 definition

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Sotapatti Magga Citta 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.

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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana Dhama

Sotapatti magga citta is the very first citta that arises as an early ariyanhood. Sotapatti the term is Pali word and it is made up of sota and apatti. Sota means flowing water or water of river or stream. Apatti means arrive the earliest.

While nibbana is wide, deep, and large, the simile ocean is used for nibbana. When ocean is nibbana, stream and river are very first to enter ocean. So does sotapatti magga citta which finally end in nibbana.

So sotapatti magga citta is also called stream entrant path consciousness.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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