Akushalacitta, Akuśalacitta, Akushala-citta: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Akuśalacitta can be transliterated into English as Akusalacitta or Akushalacitta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Akushalachitta.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAkuśalacitta (अकुशलचित्त) refers to a “bad mind”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 39).—Accordingly, “[The knowledge of the retribution of actions (karmavipāka-jñānabala)].—[...] According to the Karmavibhaṅgasūtra: ‘[It may also happen] that a man who has done a good deed takes rebirth in a bad place. If the good action done by the honest man during the present lifetime has not yet ripened and if a bad deed done by him during an earlier lifetime is already ripe, then, for that reason and although he is doing good actions presently, he is reborn in a bad place. Or also if, at the moment of his death, a bad mind (akuśalacitta) and bad mental events arise in him, then, for that reason he takes rebirth in a bad place. [...]’”.
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāAkuśalacitta (अकुशलचित्त) refers to “bad thought”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “The Bodhisattva established on the pure path produces the great light of the dharma for the sake of living beings who are on the wrong path. Then those living beings, having attained the light, are also established in the true supramundane path. (1) This path is the most excellent since it is for the sake of the obtainment of the place of awakening; (2) this path is excellent since it is without any bad thought (akuśalacitta); (3) this path is the best since it is to attain the summit for the sake of the knowledge of the Buddha; [...]
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: Akusala, Citta.
Full-text: Akusala Citta, Uddhacca, Akusala Cetasika, Akusala, Citta, Asobhana Citta, Ditthi, Avijja, Kamavacara Citta, Upekkha, Moha Mula Citta, Dosa Mula Citta, Sense Doors, Cetana, Papaka, Kukkucca, Vedana, Pakinnaka Cetasikas, Sabbacitta Sadharana, Phassa.
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Cetasikas (by Nina van Gorkom)
Chapter 13 - Introduction < [Part III - Akusala Cetasikas]
Chapter 5 - Volition In The Cycle Of Birth And Death < [Part I - The Universals]
Appendix 7 - Appendix To Chapter 20 < [Appendix And Glossary]
The Buddhist Teaching on Physical Phenomena (by Nina van Gorkom)
Buddhist Outlook on Daily Life (by Nina van Gorkom)
Listening to the Dhamma (by Nina van Gorkom)
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A Survey of Paramattha Dhammas (by Sujin Boriharnwanaket)
Appendix 2 - To Cetasika < [Appendix]
Chapter 22 - Sobhana And Asobhana < [Part 2 - Citta]
Chapter 9 - A Process of Citta < [Part 2 - Citta]