Kusala Citta, Kusalacitta, Kusalacittā: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Kusala Citta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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)
See Magga Cittas
Wholesome Consciousness.
Moral or skillful consciousness.
See Citta.
When the citta is wholesome, kusala, all accompanying cetasikas are also kusala, even those kinds of cetasikas which can arise with each type of 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).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Kuśalacitta (कुशलचित्त) refers to a “good mind”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen āveṇika-dharmas (‘special attributes’)]—[...] (5). The Buddha has no non-concentrated mind.—[...] When the Śrāvakas and Pratyekabuddhas emerge from concentration, they enter into an undefined mind, they enter into a good mind (kuśalacitta) or they enter into a defiled mind. But when the Buddha comes out of concentration and enters into a concentration of the desire realm, he has not a single moment of distracted mind: this is why he has no non-concentrated mind. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Kusalacittā refers to: (pl.) good thoughts Vbh. 169—173, 184, 285 sq. , 294 sq.;
Note: kusalacittā is a Pali compound consisting of the words kusala and cittā.
kusalacitta (ကုသလစိတ္တ) [(na) (န)]—
[kusala+citta]
[ကုသလ+စိတ္တ]
[Pali to Burmese]
kusalacitta—
(Burmese text): (၁) ကုသိုလ်စိတ်။ (တိ) (၂) ကုသိုလ်စိတ်ရှိသော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Altruistic mind. (2) Someone who has an altruistic mind.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Kuśalacitta (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 善心 [shàn xīn]: “good mind”.
Note: kuśalacitta can be alternatively written as: kuśala-citta.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Kushala, Citta.
Full-text (+38): Magga Citta, Pathamakamavacarakusalacitta, Akasanancayatanakusalacitta, Pathamakusalacitta, Citta, Sobhana Citta, Kusalacittaggahana, Kusalacittadipana, Kusalacittasamutthita, Catubhumakakusalacitta, Kusalacittasamangi, Kusalacittekaggata, Kusalacittuppada, Pathamajjhanakusalacitta, Kusalacittakatha, Kusalacittakkhana, Kusalacittasamutthana, Kusalacittapariyadana, Catutthabhumakakusalacitta, Kusalacittuppatti.
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Conditions (by Nina van Gorkom)
Chapter 10 - Repetition-condition
Appendix 3 - Appendix To Chapter 10
Cetasikas (by Nina van Gorkom)
Chapter 24 - Introduction < [Part IV - Beautiful Cetasikas]
Chapter 36 - Wholesome Deeds < [Part IV - Beautiful Cetasikas]
Chapter 2 - Feeling < [Part I - The Universals]
Patthana Dhamma (by Htoo Naing)
Chapter 1 - Citta (or consciousness)
Chapter 13 - Upanissaya paccayo (or decisive support condition)
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Nina Van Gorkom)
Chapter 19 - The Sobhana Cittas In Our Life
Chapter 9 - The Ahetuka Cittas Which Are Unknown In Daily Life
A Survey of Paramattha Dhammas (by Sujin Boriharnwanaket)
Chapter 20 - Associated Dhammas < [Part 2 - Citta]
Appendix 1 - To Citta < [Appendix]
Chapter 12 - The Nature Of Javana-citta < [Part 2 - Citta]
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