Alternative spellings of this word include Pratyutpannachitta.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Pratyutpannacitta (प्रत्युत्पन्नचित्त) or simply Pratyutpanna refers to the “present mind”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “[...] The past mind (atīta-citta), being already destroyed (bhagna), does not experience the happiness; the future mind (anāgatacitta), being not yet born (utpanna), does not experience the happiness; the present mind (pratyutpanna-citta), being momentary (ekakṣaṇika) and fleeting (kṣipra), does not have the awareness to experience the happiness”.

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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: Pratyutpanna, Citta.

Full-text: Atitacitta, Bhagna, Anagatacitta, Ekakshanika, Kshanika, Kshipra, Pratyutpanna, Sthiti, Sthitika, Samtana, Asthiti, Asthitika, Indhana, Atita, Anagata.

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