Alternative spellings of this word include Achchhidrachittata.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Acchidracittatā (अच्छिद्रचित्तता) [=Acchidracitta?] refers to the “thought without chink”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja said this to the congregation of Bodhisattvas: ‘Sons of good family, may all of you elucidate the gates into the dharma of transcending the path of the works of Māra’ [...] The Bodhisattva Śailaśikharasaṃghaṭṭanarāja said: ‘Just as the wind enters through a chink, just so the māra can find a weak point where there is a chink in thought. The Bodhisattva therefore should not have any chink in his thought (acchidracitta). Here, the thought without chink (acchidracitta) is, that is to say, to fulfill the emptiness endowed with all sorts of excellencies ([...]). This is the gate into the light of the dharma that the Bodhisattva transcends the sphere of the Māra’”.

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.

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Partial matches: Cittata, Acchidra.

Full-text: Acchidracitta.

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