Cittamanas, Citta-manas: 1 definition
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Cittamanas 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 Chittamanas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāCittamanas (चित्तमनस्) refers to “(one who is endowed with) thought and mind”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Then again, the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja uttered these verses to that Bodhisattva, the great being Guṇarājaprabhāsa: ‘(21) The one who is endowed with the thought and mind (cittamanas) of equality toward living beings, established in the sameness of knowledge of well-reflected thought, who is the way of entering into the non-thought, him, the Lord, I ask for the sake of them, [namely all living beings]. [...]’”.
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: Manas, Citta.
Ends with: Acittamanas.
Full-text: Acittamanas, Citta, Apratihata, Caitta, Anutpanna, Ekagra, Svalakshana, Vijnana, Manas, Adyanutpanna, Alambana, Santati.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 7 - The nature of the mind (citta, manas) < [Chapter XXXI - The Thirty-seven Auxiliaries to Enlightenment]
Emptinesses 7-8: Emptiness of the conditioned unconditioned < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]
A. Sattvaśūnyatā or Pudgalanairātmya < [I. The twofold emptiness in the canonical sūtras]
Lankavatara Sutra (by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki)
Chapter 4 - On Intuitive Understanding
Chapter 5 - On the Deduction of the Permanency of Tathagatahood
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
7. Mind: A General View < [Chapter 2 - Concept of Philosophy of Language]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - The Ultimate Entity < [Chapter XII - The Philosophy of the Yogavāsiṣṭha]
Buddha-nature (as Depicted in the Lankavatara-sutra) (by Nguyen Dac Sy)
4. The Revulsion < [Chapter 5 - The Practice of Buddha-Nature in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra]
1.1. System of Consciousnesses < [Chapter 4 - The Thought of Buddha-Nature in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra]
5. Self-Power < [Chapter 5 - The Practice of Buddha-Nature in the Laṅkāvatārasūtra]
Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata (by Shini M.V.)
Branches of Sāṃkhya < [Chapter 2 - The Principles of Sāṃkhya Philosophy]