Pakinnaka Cetasikas: 1 definition
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Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana DhamaThere are 6 pakinnaka cetasikas or particular cetasikas. They sound like flexible to citta they arise together. When they arise with kusala cittas they behave as if they are kusala cetasikas and when they arise together with akusala cittas they will behave as if they are akusala cetasika. If co arising cittas are abyakata cetrasikas again they will do the job of abyakata.
Abyakata do not have kamma potential or kammic force. Examples of abyakata dhamma are kiriya cittas, vipaka cittas, rupa dhamma and all these do not have kamma effect. Pakinnaka cetasikas agree with the citta they accompanied. There are 6 pakinnaka cetasikas or 6 particular cetasikas. They are:
- vitakka
- vicara
- viriya
- piti
- chanda
- adhimokkha
These 6 cetasikas along with 7 universal cetasikas are collectively called annasamana cetasikas. Anna means dealing with or reating . Samana means agree. So they both class agree with any citta. When they arise with kusala citta they behave as kusala cetasika and when akusala, they become akusala cetasikas.
Exception is that 7 universal cetasikas always arise with each citta whatever kind they are but 6 pakinnaka or particular cetasikas sometimes arise and sometimes do not arise.
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).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pakiṇṇaka.
Full-text: Adhimokkha, Viriya, Chanda, Vicara, Piti, Vitakka, Cetasika.
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