Cittacakshus, Cittacakṣus, Citta-cakshus: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Cittacakṣus can be transliterated into English as Cittacaksus or Cittacakshus, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Chittachakshus.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraCittacakṣus (चित्तचक्षुस्) refers to the “mind’s eye”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 13).—Accordingly, “The countless buddha-fields are the Buddha-fields of the ten directions (daśadiś).—The concentration commemorating the Buddhas is that which, by means of the mind’s eye (cittacakṣus), perceives all the Buddhas of the ten directions (daśadiś) and the three times as if they were present”.
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: Cakshus, Citta.
Full-text: Dashadish, Buddhanusmritisamadhi.
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