Maranacitta, Maraṇacitta, Marana-citta: 1 definition
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Maranacitta 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Maranachitta.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraMaraṇacitta (मरणचित्त) refers to the “mind at death”, and the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 39. Buddhists, it is true, deny the existence of a soul, but, nevertheless, they recognize that the mind at conception (upapatticitta) is the continuation of the mind at death (maraṇacitta). Hence the necessity of properly preparing the dying person for death.
According to the Bhaiṣajyagurusūtra cited in Śikṣasamuccaya: “an enviable fate is promised to those who have heard the name of the Tathāgata Bhaiṣajyaguru: ‘at the time of their death, eight Bodhisattvas miraculously present themselves and show them the path’”.
According to the Sukhāvativyūha: “surrounded by magical monks, Amitabha is present at the death of his devotees who, in ecstasy on seeing this Tathāgata and without detaching their minds from him, leave this world to take rebirth in Sukhāvati”.
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: Marana, Citta.
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