cittaṁ

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citta · citta

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1	—	Dhammapada `work:pli:dhp` dhp	`attested`	16	`available`	5,252	30.46	Exact-work Concordance	Select
2	—	Digha Nikaya `work:pli:dn` dn	`attested`	418	`available`	143,998	29.03	Exact-work Concordance	Select
3	—	Itivuttaka `work:pli:iti` iti	`attested`	27	`available`	11,565	23.35	Exact-work Concordance	Select
4	—	Sutta Nipata `work:pli:snp` snp	`attested`	23	`available`	20,164	11.41	Exact-work Concordance	Select
5	—	Udana `work:pli:ud` ud	`attested`	8	`available`	20,047	3.99	Exact-work Concordance	Select

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1 Citta Citta
PTS Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede, 1921-25)

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citta

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neuter I. Meaning the heart (psychologically), i.e. the centre & focus of man’s emotional nature as well as that intellectual element which inheres in & accompanies its manifestations; i.e. thought. In this wise citta denotes both the agent & that which is enacted (see kamma II. introd.), for in Ind

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neuter I. Meaning the heart (psychologically), i.e. the centre & focus of man’s emotional nature as well as that intellectual element which inheres in & accompanies its manifestations; i.e. thought. In this wise citta denotes both the agent & that which is enacted (see kamma II. introd.), for in Indian Psychology citta is the seat & organ of thought (cetasā cinteti; cp. Gr. φρήν , although on the whole it corresponds more to the Homeric χυμός ). As in the verb (cinteti) there are two stems closely allied and almost inseparable in meaning (see § III.), viz. cit & cet (citta & cetas); cp. ye should restrain, curb, subdue citta by ceto, MN.i.120 , MN.i.242 (cp attanā coday’ attānaṃ Dhp.379 f.); cetasā cittaṃ samannesati SN.i.194 (cp. cetasā cittaṃ samannesati SN.i.194 ). In their general use there is no distinction to be made between the two (see § III.) The meaning of citta is best understood when explaining it by expressions familiar to us, as: with all my heart heart and soul; I have no heart to do it; blessed are the pure in heart; singleness of heart (cp. ekagga); all of which emphasize the emotional & conative side or “thought” more than its mental & rational side (for which see manas & viññāṇa). It may therefore be rendered by intention, impulse, design; mood, disposition state of mind, reaction to impressions. It is only in later scholastic lgg. that we are justified in applying the term “thought” in its technical sense. It needs to be pointed out, as complementary to this view, that citta nearly always occurs in the singular (= heart) & out of 150 cases in the Nikāyas only 3 times in the plural (= thoughts). The substantiality of citta (cetas is also evident from its connection with kamma (heart as source of action), kāma & the senses in general.; On the whole subject see Mrs. Rh. D. Buddh. Psych Eth. introd. & Bud. Psy. ch. II. II. Cases of citta (cetas) their relation & frequency (enumerated for gram. purposes). The paradigma is (numbers denoting %, not including compounds): Nom cittaṃ; Gen. (Dat.) cetaso (44%) & cittassa (9%); Instr cetasā (42%) & cittena (3%); Loc. citte (2%) & cittamhi (2%) ■ Nom.; cittaṃ (see below). ■ Gen. cittassa only (of older passages) in c˚ upakkileso SN.iii.232 ; SN.v.92 ; AN.i.207 ; c˚ damatho Dhp.35 & c˚ vasena MN.i.214 ; MN.iii.156 ■ Instr. cittena only in SN i. viz. cittena nīyati loko p. 39 upakkiliṭṭha˚ p. 179; asallīnena c˚ p.159 ■ Loc. citte only as loc. abs. in samāhite citte (see below) & in citte vyāpanne kāyakammam pi v. hoti AN.i.162 ; cittamhi only SN.i.129 & cittasmiṃ only SN.i.132 ■ Plural only in Nom. cittāni in one phrase: āsavehi cittāni (vi) mucciṃsu “they purified their hearts from intoxications Vin.i.35 ; SN.iii.132 ; SN.iv.20 ; Snp.p.149 ; besides this in scholastic works = thoughts, e.g. Vb.403 (satta cittāni). III. Citta & cetas; in promiscuous application. There is no cogent evidence of a clear separation of their respective fields of meaning; a few cases indicate the rôle of cetas as seat of citta, whereas
2 Citta Citta
PTS Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede, 1921-25)

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lex:pli:CittaCitra

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citta

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CittaCitra

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adjective variegated, manifold, beautiful; tasty, sweet, spiced (of cakes), Ja.iv.30 (geṇḍuka); Dhp.171 (rājaratha); Vv.47#9 ; Pv.ii.11#2 (aneka˚); Pv.iv.3#13 (pūvā = madhurā Pv-a.251 ). Citta (nt.) painting Thag.674 ■ Snp.50 (kāmā = Cnd.240 nānāvaṇṇā), Snp.251 (gāthā); Ja.v.196 (geṇḍuka), Ja.v.241

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adjective variegated, manifold, beautiful; tasty, sweet, spiced (of cakes), Ja.iv.30 (geṇḍuka); Dhp.171 (rājaratha); Vv.47#9 ; Pv.ii.11#2 (aneka˚); Pv.iv.3#13 (pūvā = madhurā Pv-a.251 ). Citta (nt.) painting Thag.674 ■ Snp.50 (kāmā = Cnd.240 nānāvaṇṇā), Snp.251 (gāthā); Ja.v.196 (geṇḍuka), Ja.v.241 , Ja.vi.218 ■ sucitta gaily coloured or dressed SN.i.226 (b); Dhp.151 (rājaratha); Pv.i.10#9 (vimāna). - akkhara (adj.) with beautiful vowels SN.ii.267 (Cp ˚vyañjana); - attharaka a variegated carpet DN-a.i.256 -āgāra a painted house, i.e. furnished with pictures a picture gallery Vin.iv.298 ; - upāhana a gaily coloured sandal DN.i.7 ≈; - kata adorned, dressed up MN.ii.64 ; Dhp.147 = Thag.769 ; Dhp-a.iii.109 (= vicitta); -katha (adj.) = next SN.i.199 (+ bahussuta); - kathin a brilliant speaker, a wise speaker, an orator, preacher. Freq combined w. bahussuta (of wide knowledge, learned), e.g. paṇḍita… medhāvin kalyāṇapaṭibhāna SN.iv.375 samaṇa bahussuta c. uḷāra Vv.84#26 ■ AN.iii.58 ; Ja.i.148 ; Mil.1 , Mil.21 ; - kathika = ˚kathin AN.i.24 ; Thig.449 (+ bahussuta), explained at Thag-a.281 by cittadhammakatha - kamma decoration, ornamentation, painting Ja.iv.408 Ja.vi.333 ; Mil.278 ; Vism.306 ; Pv-a.147 ; Dhs-a.334 (m.) a painter Ja.vi.481 ; - kāra a painter, a decorator (cp. rajaka) SN.ii.101 = SN.iii.152 ; Thig.256 ; Ja.vi.333 - chatta at Ja.vi.540 to be changed into ˚patta; - patta (adj.) having variegated wings Ja.vi.540 , Ja.vi.590 ; - pāṭalī (f.) Name of a plant (the “pied” trumpet-flower) in the world of Asuras Ja.i.202 ; Dhp-a.i.280 ; -pekhuna having coloured wings Ja.i.207 ; Ja.vi.539 ; - bimba (-mukhi) (a woman whose face is) like a painted image Ja.v.452 (cp cittakata); - miga the spotted antelope Ja.vi.538 - rūpa (nt.) a wonder, something wonderful Ja.vi.512 as adv. ˚ṃ (to cit

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Citta

Entry ID: lex:pli:Citta
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Authority: PTS Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede, 1921-25)
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neuter I. Meaning the heart (psychologically), i.e. the centre & focus of man’s emotional nature as well as that intellectual element which inheres in & accompanies its manifestations; i.e. thought. In this wise citta denotes both the agent & that which is enacted (see kamma II. introd.), for in Indian Psychology citta is the seat & organ of thought (cetasā cinteti; cp. Gr. φρήν , although on the whole it corresponds more to the Homeric χυμός ). As in the verb (cinteti) there are two stems closely allied and almost inseparable in meaning (see § III.), viz. cit & cet (citta & cetas); cp. ye should restrain, curb, subdue citta by ceto, MN.i.120 , MN.i.242 (cp attanā coday’ attānaṃ Dhp.379 f.); cetasā cittaṃ samannesati SN.i.194 (cp. cetasā cittaṃ samannesati SN.i.194 ). In their general use there is no distinction to be made between the two (see § III.) The meaning of citta is best understood when explaining it by expressions familiar to us, as: with all my heart heart and soul; I have no heart to do it; blessed are the pure in heart; singleness of heart (cp. ekagga); all of which emphasize the emotional & conative side or “thought” more than its mental & rational side (for which see manas & viññāṇa). It may therefore be rendered by intention, impulse, design; mood, disposition state of mind, reaction to impressions. It is only in later scholastic lgg. that we are justified in applying the term “thought” in its technical sense. It needs to be pointed out, as complementary to this view, that citta nearly always occurs in the singular (= heart) & out of 150 cases in the Nikāyas only 3 times in the plural (= thoughts). The substantiality of citta (cetas is also evident from its connection with kamma (heart as source of action), kāma & the senses in general.; On the whole subject see Mrs. Rh. D. Buddh. Psych Eth. introd. & Bud. Psy. ch. II. II. Cases of citta (cetas) their relation & frequency (enumerated for gram. purposes). The paradigma is (numbers denoting %, not including compounds): Nom cittaṃ; Gen. (Dat.) cetaso (44%) & cittassa (9%); Instr cetasā (42%) & cittena (3%); Loc. citte (2%) & cittamhi (2%) ■ Nom.; cittaṃ (see below). ■ Gen. cittassa only (of older passages) in c˚ upakkileso SN.iii.232 ; SN.v.92 ; AN.i.207 ; c˚ damatho Dhp.35 & c˚ vasena MN.i.214 ; MN.iii.156 ■ Instr. cittena only in SN i. viz. cittena nīyati loko p. 39 upakkiliṭṭha˚ p. 179; asallīnena c˚ p.159 ■ Loc. citte only as loc. abs. in samāhite citte (see below) & in citte vyāpanne kāyakammam pi v. hoti AN.i.162 ; cittamhi only SN.i.129 & cittasmiṃ only SN.i.132 ■ Plural only in Nom. cittāni in one phrase: āsavehi cittāni (vi) mucciṃsu “they purified their hearts from intoxications Vin.i.35 ; SN.iii.132 ; SN.iv.20 ; Snp.p.149 ; besides this in scholastic works = thoughts, e.g. Vb.403 (satta cittāni). III. Citta & cetas; in promiscuous application. There is no cogent evidence of a clear separation of their respective fields of meaning; a few cases indicate the rôle of cetas as seat of citta, whereas

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Citta

Entry ID: lex:pli:CittaCitra
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adjective variegated, manifold, beautiful; tasty, sweet, spiced (of cakes), Ja.iv.30 (geṇḍuka); Dhp.171 (rājaratha); Vv.47#9 ; Pv.ii.11#2 (aneka˚); Pv.iv.3#13 (pūvā = madhurā Pv-a.251 ). Citta (nt.) painting Thag.674 ■ Snp.50 (kāmā = Cnd.240 nānāvaṇṇā), Snp.251 (gāthā); Ja.v.196 (geṇḍuka), Ja.v.241 , Ja.vi.218 ■ sucitta gaily coloured or dressed SN.i.226 (b); Dhp.151 (rājaratha); Pv.i.10#9 (vimāna). - akkhara (adj.) with beautiful vowels SN.ii.267 (Cp ˚vyañjana); - attharaka a variegated carpet DN-a.i.256 -āgāra a painted house, i.e. furnished with pictures a picture gallery Vin.iv.298 ; - upāhana a gaily coloured sandal DN.i.7 ≈; - kata adorned, dressed up MN.ii.64 ; Dhp.147 = Thag.769 ; Dhp-a.iii.109 (= vicitta); -katha (adj.) = next SN.i.199 (+ bahussuta); - kathin a brilliant speaker, a wise speaker, an orator, preacher. Freq combined w. bahussuta (of wide knowledge, learned), e.g. paṇḍita… medhāvin kalyāṇapaṭibhāna SN.iv.375 samaṇa bahussuta c. uḷāra Vv.84#26 ■ AN.iii.58 ; Ja.i.148 ; Mil.1 , Mil.21 ; - kathika = ˚kathin AN.i.24 ; Thig.449 (+ bahussuta), explained at Thag-a.281 by cittadhammakatha - kamma decoration, ornamentation, painting Ja.iv.408 Ja.vi.333 ; Mil.278 ; Vism.306 ; Pv-a.147 ; Dhs-a.334 (m.) a painter Ja.vi.481 ; - kāra a painter, a decorator (cp. rajaka) SN.ii.101 = SN.iii.152 ; Thig.256 ; Ja.vi.333 - chatta at Ja.vi.540 to be changed into ˚patta; - patta (adj.) having variegated wings Ja.vi.540 , Ja.vi.590 ; - pāṭalī (f.) Name of a plant (the “pied” trumpet-flower) in the world of Asuras Ja.i.202 ; Dhp-a.i.280 ; -pekhuna having coloured wings Ja.i.207 ; Ja.vi.539 ; - bimba (-mukhi) (a woman whose face is) like a painted image Ja.v.452 (cp cittakata); - miga the spotted antelope Ja.vi.538 - rūpa (nt.) a wonder, something wonderful Ja.vi.512 as adv. ˚ṃ (to cit

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