Vayusamacitta, Vāyusamacitta, Vayusama-citta: 1 definition
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Vayusamacitta 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 Vayusamachitta.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāVāyusamacitta (वायुसमचित्त) refers to “wind-like thoughts”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Gaganagañja said to Ratnapāṇi: “Son of good family, those sixty-four dharmas are included in one hundred twenty-eight dharmas. What are those one hundred twenty-four? [...] (17) protecting oneself is included in not performing any evil deed and accumulating all merits; (18) protecting others is included in tolerance and gentleness; (19) the absence of distinction is included in the space-like thoughts and the wind-like thoughts (vāyusamacitta); (20) a single taste is included in suchness and the absolute truth; [...]’”.
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: Vayusama, Citta.
Full-text: Vayusama.
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