Atitacitta, Atītacitta, Atita-citta: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Atitacitta 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Atitachitta.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Atītacitta (अतीतचित्त) refers to the “past mind”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “[...] The past mind (atītacitta), being already destroyed (bhagna), does not experience the happiness; the future mind (anāgata-citta), being not yet born (utpanna), does not experience the happiness; the present mind (pratyutpanna-citta), being momentary (ekakṣaṇika) and fleeting (kṣipra), does not have the awareness to experience the happiness”.
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
Pali-English dictionary
atītacitta (အတီတစိတ္တ) [(na) (န)]—
[atīta+citta]
[အတီတ+စိတ္တ]
[Pali to Burmese]
atītacitta—
(Burmese text): လွန်ပြီးသော-အတိတ်-ကာလ၌ ဖြစ်သောစိတ်၊ အတိတ်စိတ်။
(Auto-Translation): Past emotions that occurred in the past.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Atita, Citta.
Full-text: Nirujjhamanakkhanatitacitta, Atita, Kshipra, Kshanika, Pratyutpannacitta, Ekakshanika, Anagatacitta, Bhagna, Pratyutpanna, Anagata.
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