The Sanskrit term Abhiniveśacitta can be transliterated into English as Abhinivesacitta or Abhiniveshacitta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Abhiniveshachitta.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Abhiniveśacitta (अभिनिवेशचित्त) refers to “minds of attachment”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “Pure happiness (anāsravasukha) is inseparable from the sixteen noble aspects (ṣoḍaśākāra) of the three concentrations (samādhi) and is always without the mark of a self (sattvanimitta). If it were endowed with the mark of a self, it would produce minds of attachment (abhiniveśacitta). Thus pure happiness, although excellent, does not give rise to attachment. For many reasons of this kind, the Yogin considers pleasant worldly feeling as suffering. [...]”.

context information

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Abhinivesa, Citta.

Full-text: Sattvanimitta, Shodashakara, Nimitta.

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