Kiriya Citta, Kiriyacitta: 4 definitions
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Kiriya Citta 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana DhamaPart of Ahetuka Cittas.
There are 3 ahetuka kiriya cittas. They are
- upekkha sahagatam pancadvaravajjana citta
- upekkha sahagatam manodvaravajjana citta
- somanassa sahagatam hasituppada citta
Kiriya cittas are just performance and they do not have any kammic force.
Source: Dhamma Study: Introduction to the DhammaInoperative consciousness.
See Citta.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarykiriyacitta (ကိရိယစိတ္တ) [(na) (န)]—
[kiriyā+citta]
[ကိရိယာ+စိတ္တ]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kiriya, Citta.
Full-text: Vipaka Citta, Nanasampayuttakiriyacitta, Kiriya, Ahetuka Citta, Hasituppada Citta, Lokuttarakiriyacitta, Arupavacarakiriyacitta, Kiriyacittakata, Functional Consciousness, Inoperative Consciousness, Citta, Sobhana Citta, Pakinnaka Cetasikas, Arupakiriya Citta, Avyakata, Cetana, Arupavacara Citta, Sabbacitta Sadharana.
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