Cittasthiti, Citta-sthiti: 1 definition

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Alternative spellings of this word include Chittasthiti.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Cittasthiti (चित्तस्थिति) refers to the “settling of the mind”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 19).—Accordingly, “Furthermore, when generosity is practiced, the mind realizes a type of eight-fold noble Path (āṣṭāṅgikamārga): [...] vi) because one gives with diligence, right effort (samyagvyāyāma) is obtained; vii) because one is not scattered in thinking about generosity, right attention (samyaksmṛti) is obtained; viii) because the settling of the mind (cittasthiti) is not disturbed, right concentration (samyaksamādhi) is obtained.—In the same way, when generosity is practiced, something similar to the thirty-seven good dharmas (kuśaladharma) are produced in the mind”.

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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.

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