Cetahparivitarka, Cetaḥparivitarka: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chetahparivitarka.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāCetaḥparivitarka (चेतःपरिवितर्क) refers to “telepathically knowing the thought (of another)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “[...] Then the Bodhisattva named Samantāloka thought like this: “Does this magical arrangement of the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja exist only in this world, or in other world-spheres as well?’ The Bodhisattva Gaganagañja, knowing telepathically the thought (cetaḥparivitarka) of the Bodhisattva Samatāloka, said to him: ‘Son of good family, if you gain the divine sight which is completely clear and pure, son of good family, you can look at whatever can be seen in the world-spheres of ten directions’. [...]”
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: Parivitarka, Cetas.
Full-text: Parivitarka.
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