Cetasikas
Glossary
Cetasikas
Glossary
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abhidhamma the higher teachings of Buddhism, teachings on ultimate realities abhijja covetousness abhinna supernormal powers abhisankhara kammic activity giving preponderance in the conditioning of rebirth adhimana over-estimating conceit adhimokkha determination or resolution adhipatis "forerunners" of the arising of the ariyan eightfold Path: adosa non aversion adukkhamasukha neutral feeling ahetuka cittas not accompanied by "beautiful roots" or unwholesome roots ahetuka kiriyacitta inoperative citta without root ahetuka-ditthi The view that here are no causes (in happening) ahirika shamelessness ajiva-duccarita virati abstinence from wrong livelihood akiriya-ditthi The view that there h no such thing as kamma akusala unwholesome, unskilful akusala citta unwholesome consciousness akusala kamma a bad deed alobha non attachtnent, generosity amoha wisdom or understanding an-annatannassami ‘t’indriya I-shall-come-to-know-the-unknown " faculty, arising at the moment of the magga-citta of the sotapanna anagami no returner, person who has reached the third stage of enlightenment, he has no aversion (dosa) Ananda the chief attendant of the Buddha anantarika kamma heinous crimes anatta not self annasamana citasikas Anna means "other" and samana means "common", the same. The anansamanas which arise together are of the same jati as the citta they accompany and they all change, become "other", as they accompany a citta of a different jati. Akusala is "other" than kusala and kusala is "other" than akusala. annatavindriya The final knower faculty arising at the moment of the phala-citta of the arahat annindirya The faculty of final knowledge, which arises at the moment of the phala-citta, fruition-consciousness, of the sotapanna, and also accompanies the magga-citta and the phala-citta of the sakadagami and of the anagami and the magga-citta of the atahat anottappa recklessness anumodhana thanksgiving, appreciation of someone else's kusala anusayas latent tendency or proclivity arahat noble person who has attained the fourth and last stage of enlightenment aramana citta object which is known by consciousness ariyan noble person who has attained enlightenment arupa-brahma plane of arupa citta arupa-brahma plane plane of existence attained as a result of arupa-jhana. There are no sense impressions, no rupa experienced in this realm. Arupa-jhana immaterial absorption Arupavacara citta arupa jhana citta, consciousness of immaterial jhana asanna-santa plane plane where there is only rupa, not nama asankharika not induced, either by oneself or by someone else asankhata dhamma unconditioned reality, nibbana asappurisa a bad man asavas influxes or intoxicants, group of defilements asura demon, being of one of the unhappy planes of existence atita-bhavanga past life-continuum, arising and falling away shortly before the start of a process of cittas experiencing an object through one of the sense-doors attavadupadana clinging to personality belief Atthasalini The Expositor, a commentary to the first book of the Abhidhamma Pitaka avihimsa the thought of non-harming avijja ignorance avijjasava the canker of ignorance avijjogha the flood of ignorance avyapada the thought of non-malevolence ayoniso manasikara unwise attention to an object balas powers, strengths bhanga khana dissolution moment of citta bhava-tanha craving for existence bhavana mental development, comprising the development of calm and the development of insight bhavanga calana vibrating bhavanga arising shortly before a process of cittas experiencing an object through one of the six doors bhavanga-citta life-continuum bhavangupaccheda arrest bhavanga, last bhavanga-citta before a process of cittas starts bhavogha the flood of desire for rebirth bhikkhu monk bhikkhuni nun bhumi existence ot plane of citta bodhisatta a being destined to become a Buddha bojjhangas factors of enlightenment, Brahma heavenly being born in the Brahma world, as a result of the attainment of jhana brahma-viharas the four divine abidings, meditation subjects which are: loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, equanimity brahmavihara-upekkha equanimity, one of the "divine abidings" . Buddha a fully enlightened person who has discovered the truth all by himself, without the aid of a teacher Buddhaghosa the greatest of Commentators on the Tipitaka, author of the visuddhimagga in 5 A.D cakkhu eye cakkhu-dhatu eye element cakkhu-dvara eyedoor cakkhu-samphassa eye contact cakkhu-vatthu eye-base cakkhu-vinnana seeing-consciousness cakkhauppasada-rupa eye-sense cetana volition cetasika mental factor arising with consciousness chanda "wish to do" citta consciousness, the reality which knows or cognizes an object citta-kammannata wieldiness of citta citta-lahuta lightness of citta citta-muduta pliancy of citta citta-pagunnata proficiency of citta citta-passaddhi tranquillity of mind citta-ujukata uprightness of citta cuti dying cuti-citta dying-consciousness dana generosity, giving deva heavenly being dhamma reality, truth, the teachings dhamma-vicaya investigation of Dhamma Dhammasangani the first book of the Abhidhamma Pitaka dhammavicaya investigation of the Dhamma ditthasava canker of wrong view ditthi wrong view, distorted view of realities ditthigata sampayutta accompanied by wrong view ditthigata-vippayutta attachment which is dissociated from wrong view ditthogha the flood of wrong view ditthupadana clinging to wrong view domanassa unpleasant feeling dosa aversion or ill will dosa-mula-citta citta (consciousness) rooted in aversion dukkkha suffering, unsatisfactoriness of conditioned realities dukkha vedana painful feeling or unpleasant feeling dvara doorway through which an object is experienced, the five sense-doors or the mind door , dvi-panca-vinnana the five pairs of sense-cognitions, which are seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and body-consciousness. Of each pair one is kusala vipaka and one akusala vipaka ekaggata concentration, one-pointedness, a cetasika which has the function to focus on one object ganthas bonds, a group of defilements gotrabhu change of lineage, the last citta of the sense-sphere before jhana, absorption, is attained, or enlightenment is attained hasituppada-citta smile producing consciousness of an arahat hetu root, which conditions citta to be "beautiful" or unwholesome hiri moral shame hiriyati scruples idam-saccabhinivesa kayagantha the bodily tie of dogmatism idam-saccabhinivesa the tie of dogmatism iddhipadas four "Roads to Success" indriya faculty. Some are rupas such as the sense organs, some are namas such as feeling. Five'spiritual faculties' are wholesome faculties which should be cultivated, namely: confidence, energy, awareness, concentration and wisdom. issa envy jati birth, nature, class (of cittas) javana impulsion, running through the object javana-citta cittas which 'run through the object', kusala citta or akusala citta in the case of non-arahats jhana absorption which can be attained through the development of calm jhana factors cetasikas which have to be cultivated for the attainment of jhana: vitakka, vicara, piti, sukha, samadhi jhana-cittas absorption consciousness attained through the development of calm jivitindriya Iife-faculty or vitality kalyana-mitta good friend in Dhamma kama-sobhana cittas beautiful cittas of the sense sphere kama-tanha sensuous craving kama-vitakka thought of sense-pleasures kamavacara cittas cittas of the sense sphere kamavacara sobhana cittas beautiful cittas of the sense sphere kamma intention or volition; deed motivated by volition kamma patha course of action performed through body, speech or mind which can be wholesome or unwholesome kamogha the flood of sensuous desire kamupadana sensuous clinging karuna compassion kaya body. It can also stand for the 'mental body', the cetasikas kaya-duccarita virati abstinence from wrong action kaya-ujukata uprightness of cetasika kaya-vinnana body-consciousness khandhas aggregates of conditioned realities classified as five groups: physical phenomena, feelings, perception or remembrance, activities or formations (cetasikas other than feeling or perception), consciousness. khanti patience kilesa defilements kiriya citta inoperative citta, neither cause nor result kukkucca regret or worry kusala kamma a good deed kusala wholesome, skilfuI kusala citta wholesome consciousness lakkhanam characteristic, specific or generic attribute lobha attachment, greed lobha-mula-citta consciousness rooted in attachment lokiya citta citta which is mundane, not experiencing nibbana lokuttara citta supramundane citta which experiences nibbana lokuttara dhammas the unconditioned dhamma which is nibbana and the cittas which experience nibbana macchariya stinginess magga path (eightfold Path) magga-citta path consciousness, supramundane citta which experiences nibbana and eradicates defilements. maha kiriyacitta inoperative sense-sphere citta of the arahat, accompanied by "beautiful" roots. maha vipakacitta citta of the sense sphere which is result, accompanied by "beautiful" roots. maha-satipatthana, four applications of mindfulness, see satipatthana maha-vipassana "principal insight" manasikara attention mano-dvaravajjana-citta mind-door-adverting-consciousness mara the evil one metta loving kindness miccha-ditthi wrong view miccha-samadhi wrong concentration middha torpor or languor moha ignorance moha—mula-citta citta rooted in ignorance mudita sympathetic joy nama kkhandha group of all mental phenomena nama mental phenomena,including those which are conditioned and also the unconditioned nama which is nibbana. nama-rupa pariccheda-nana first stage of insight, insight knowledge of the distinction between mental phenomena and physical phenomena natthika ditthi wrong view of annihilation, assumption that there is no result of kamma. nana wisdom, insight nekkhamma thought of renunciation nibbana unconditioned reality, the reality which does not arise and fall away. The destruction of lust, hatred and delusion. The deathless. The end of suffering. nimitta mental image of a meditation subject nimitta mental image one can acquire of a meditation subject in tranquil meditation nivarana hindrances, a group of defilements oghas group of defilements, the floods ottappa fear of blame paccaya-pariggaha-nana discerning the Conditions of Nama and Rupa paccayas conditions paccupatthana manifestation, appearance or effect padatthanam proximate cause paticca sammuppada 'Dependent Origination', the conditional origination of phenomena Patthana Conditional Relations, one of the seven books of the Abhidhamma patisandhi citta rebirth consciousness patisandhi rebirth pakinnaka the particulars Pali the language of the Buddhist teachings pancadvaravajjana-citta five-sense-door-adverting-consciousness pancavinnana (or dvi-pancavinnana) the sense cognitions (seeing etc.) of which there are five pairs panna wisdom or understanding pannatti concepts, conventional terms paramattha dhamma truth in the absolute sense: mental and physical phenomena, each with their own characteristic. Paramattha Manjusa a commentary to the Visuddhimagga pasada-rupas rupas which are capable of receiving sense-objects such as visible object, sound, taste, etc. passaddhi calm patisantharo courtesy peta ghost phal-citta fruition consciousness experiencing nibbana. It is result of magga-citta, path-consciosness. phassa contact piti joy, rapture punna-kiriya-vatthus "ten bases of meritorious deeds" puthujjana "worldling", a person who has not attained enlightenment raga greed rasa function or achievement rupa physical phenomena, realities which do not experience anything rupa-brahma plane or rupa-bhumi fine material realm of existence attained as a result of rupa-jhana rupa-jhana fine material absorption, developed with a meditation subject which is still dependant on materiality. rupa-jivitindriya a kind of rupa produced by kamma and it maintains the life of the other rupas it arises together with rupa-khandha aggregate or group of all physical phenomena (rupas) rupavacara cittas rupa-jhanacittas, consciousness of the fine-material sphere sabbacitta-sadharana the seven cetasikas which have to arise with every citta saddha confidence sahetuka accompanied by roots sakadagami once-returner, a noble person who has attained the second stage of enlightenment sakkaya ditthi wrong view of personality, wrong view about the khandhas samadhi concentration or one-pointedness, ekaggata cetasika samadhi-bhavana the development of concentration samanna lakkhana general characteristic common to all conditioned realities samatha the development of calm sarnbojjhanga seven factors of enlightenment samma right samma-ditthi right understanding samma-samadhi right concentration samma-sambuddha a universal Buddha, a fully enlightened person who has discovered the truth all by himself, without the aid of a teacher and who can proclaim the Truth to other beings samma-sankappa right thinking of the eightfold Path samma-sati right mindfulness samma-vayama right mindfulness of the eightfold Path sampaticchana-citta receiving-consciousness sampajanna discritninarion, compmhension sampayutta associated with sampayutta dhammas associated dhammas, citta and cetasika which arise together Sangha community of monks and nuns. As one of the triple Gems it means the community of those people who have attained enlightenment. sankhata dhammas conditioned dhammas sanna memory, rememberance or "perception" sanna-kkhandha memory classified as one of the five khandhas santirana-citta investigating-consciousness sankhara-kkhandha all cetasikas (mental factors) except feeling and memory sankharadhamma conditioned realities samsara the cycle of birth and death sappurisa good man Sariputta The First chief disciple of the Buddha sasankharika prompted, induced, instigated, either by oneself or someone else sati awareness, non-forgetfulness, awareness of reality by direct experience satipatthana sutta Middle Length Sayings 1, number 10, also Digha Nikaya, dialogues 11, no. 22; satipatthana applicatioms of mindfulness. It can mean the cetasika sati which is aware of realities or the objects of mindfulness which are classified as four applications of mindfulness: Body, Feeling Citta, Dhamma. Or it can mean the development of direct understanding of realities through awareness. samyojanas The Fetters, a group of defilements sila morality in action or speech, virtue silabbata-paramasa wrong practice silabbatupadana wrong practice, which is clinging to certain rules ("rites and rituals") in one's practice sobhana (citta and cetasika) beautiful, accompanied by beautiful roots sobhana hetus beautiful roots sobhana kiriyacittas kiriyacittas accompanied by sobhana (beautiful) roots somanassa happy feeling sotapanna person who has attained the first stage of enlightenment, and who has eradicated wrong view of realities sukha happy, pleasant sutta part of the scriptures containing dialogues at different places on different occasions. suttanta a sutta text tadarammana-cittas registering-consciousness taruna vipassana "tender insight" Tathagata literally "thus gone", epithet of the Buddha tatramajjhattata equanimity or evenmindedness Theravada Buddhism 'Doctrine of the Elders', the oldest tradition of Buddhism thina sloth titthi khana the moment of its presence, or static moment of citta Tipitaka the teachings of the Buddha uddhacca restlessness uddhambhagiya-samyojana five higher fetters which tie beings to the higher planes of existance the rupa-brahma planes and the arupa-brahma planes ujupatipanno the straight, true and proper way pacara access or proximatory consciousness, the second javana-citta in the process in which absorption or enlightenment is attained upadana clinging upadanakkhandhas khandhas of clinging upekkha indifferent feeling. It can stand for evenmindedness or equanimity and then it is not feeling Uposatha Uposatha days are days of fasting or vigil; uposatha is observed on the days of full-moon and new-moon, and sometimes also on the days of the first and last moon-quarter. In Buddhist countries there is a tradition for lay-followers to visit temples and to observe eight precepts on these days uppada khana the arising moment of citta vaci-duccarita virati abstinence from wrong speech vatthu base, physical base of citta vedana feeling vedana-kkhandha group of all feelings Vibhanga "Book of Analysis", one of the seven books of the Abhidhamma Vibhava-tanha craving for non-existence vicara sustained thinking or discursive thinking vicikiccha doubt vihimsa-vitakka thought of harming vinaya Book of Discipline for the monks vinnana consciousness, citta vinnana-kkhandha all cittas (consciousness) vipakacitta citta which is the result of a wholesome deed (kusala kamma) or an unwholesome deed (akusala kamma). It can arise as rebirth-consciousness, or during life as the experience of pleasant or unpleasant objects through the senses, such as seeing, hearing, etc. vipallasas perversions. Three kinds: sanna perversion of perception, citta of thought, ditthi of views. vipassana nana moment of insight knowledge vipassana wisdom which sees realities as they are viriya energy visankara dhamma unconditioned dhamma (reality) Visuddhimagga an encyclopaedia of the Buddha's teaching, written by Buddhaghosa in the fifth century A.D vitakka applied thinking vyapada ill-will vyapada-vitakka thought of malevolence yoghas The yokes, a group of defilements yoniso manasikara wise attention to the object
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