Vikkhittaka: 3 definitions

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Vikkhittaka 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.

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Vikkhittaka in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Vikkhittaka (विक्खित्तक) in Pali refers to a “scattered corpse” and represents the sixth of the “nine horrible notions” (asubhasaññā), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 35. These nine notions of the horrible eliminate the seven types of lust (saptavidha-rāga) in people. By means of the meditation on the nine notions [viz., Vikkhittaka], the minds of lust (rāga) are eliminated, but hatred (dveṣa) and delusion (moha) are also decreased. These nine notions eventually lead to the enjoyment of the eternal bliss of Nirvāṇa.

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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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Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Vikkhittaka in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

vikkhittaka : (adj.) scattered all over. (nt.), such a corpse.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Vikkhittaka, (adj.) (vi+khitta+ka) 1. scattered all over, deranged, dismembered; of a dead body with respect to its limbs (as one of the asubha-kammaṭṭhāna’s: cp. vikkhāyika & vicchiddaka) Vism. 110 (°saññā)=Miln. 332; Vism. 179 (with definition vividhaṃ khittaṃ vikkhittaṃ; aññena hatthaṃ aññena pādaṃ aññena sīsan ti evaṃ tato tato khittassa chava-sarīrassa adhivacanaṃ), 194.—hata° killed & cut up Vism. 179. -2. citta° of unbalanced or deranged mind Miln. 308. (Page 614)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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