Cittavabodhi, Cittāvabodhi: 1 definition
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Alternative spellings of this word include Chittavabodhi.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāCittāvabodhi (चित्तावबोधि) refers to “(the power of the) understanding of thought”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then, the Lord went on to speak these verses: ‘[...] (70) In order to bring living beings to maturity, they teach about the end of death (cyuti) and birth (jāti). They never give up (parijahāti) concentrating (samādhi), they are the way they are by the power of the understanding of thought (cittāvabodhi). [...]’”.
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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Partial matches: Avabodhi, Citta.
Full-text: Avabodhi.
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