In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Sthitika (स्थितिक) [=Sthiti?] refers to “duration”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[According to the Sarvāstivādin].—[...] Thus, the fire that was extinguished yesterday can today give rise to a memory, but it is impossible that this fire be revived by virtue of this memory. If I see that someone is gathering kindling (indhana), I know that they will light the fire and I say to myself that today’s fire is like yesterday’s fire, but it is not possible for the fire to be re-kindled by virtue of this memory that I have of the fire. It is the same for that which is things of the future. Although the present mind (pratyutpanna-citta) is instantaneous (kṣaṇika) and without duration (asthitika), it re-arises in series (saṃtāna) and is able to recognize dharmas. [...]”.

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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

Sthitika (स्थितिक).—at end of [bahuvrīhi] cpds. for Sanskrit sthiti (Pali ṭhiti, -[ṭ]ṭhitika), see kalpa-, cira-sthitika; perhaps also fem. °ikā as separate word, lasting, in Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 53.7 (verse) sthitikā hi eṣā sada dharmanetrī; but this is perhaps rather fem. to sthitaka (4), q.v.

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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)

Starts with: Sthitikala, Sthitikarana, Sthitikarta, Sthitikartri, Sthitikartrita.

Ends with: Agni-sthitika, Anavasthitika, Asthitika, Aupasthitika, Chirasthitika, Cirasthitika, Evamsamsthitika, Kalpasthitika, Samsthitika.

Full-text: Cirasthitika, Samsthitika, Kalpasthitika, Sthitaka, Sthiti.

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