Kushalacaitasika, Kuśalacaitasika, Kushala-caitasika: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Kuśalacaitasika can be transliterated into English as Kusalacaitasika or Kushalacaitasika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Kushalachaitasika.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraKuśalacaitasika (कुशलचैतसिक) refers to “good mental (events)”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 39).—Accordingly, “[The knowledge of the retribution of actions (karmavipāka-jñānabala)].—[...] According to the Karmavibhaṅgasūtra: ‘If the bad action done by the evil man during the present lifetime has not yet ripened and if a good action done by him during a previous lifetime is already ripened, then for this reason—although presently he is doing something bad—he takes rebirth in a good place. Or again if, at the moment of his death, a good mind and good mental events (kuśalacaitasika-dharma) arise in him, then for this reason, he takes rebirth in a good place [...]’”.
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: Kushala, Caitasika.
Ends with: Akushalacaitasika.
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