Caitasikadharma, Caitasika-dharma: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chaitasikadharma.
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraCaitasikadharma (चैतसिकधर्म) or simply Caitasika refers to the “(other) mental dharmas”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “Outside of feeling, there are other mental dharmas (caitasikadharma). Mental dharmas that have as object an inner dharma are inner dharmas; mental dharmas that have as object an outer dharma, the unconditioned (asaṃskṛta) or the formations dissociated from the mind are outer dharmas. Furthermore, the dharmas that are the object (ālambana) of the mental consciousness (manovijñāna) are inner dharmas, for it has been said by the Buddha: ‘The mental consciousness arises in dependence on the object’. Here, except for feeling, the other mental dharmas (caitasikadharma) are inner dharmas, whereas the other formations dissociated from the mind and the unconditioned dharmas (asaṃskṛta-dharma) are outer dharmas.
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: Caitasika, Dharma, Tarma.
Full-text: Caitasika, Kshanekshana, Fivefold-path.
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Consciousness in Gaudapada’s Mandukya-karika (by V. Sujata Raju)
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