BUDDHIST DICTIONARY
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'the base "visual organ" ' (s.
āyatana).
cakkhu
cakkhu-dhātu: 'the element "visual organ" '(s.
dhātu).
cakkhu-viññāna: 'eye-consciousness' (s. viññāna).
cankers: s. āsava.
carana: s. vijjā-carana.
carita
cāritta-
and vāritta-sīla
catu-dhātu-vavatthāna: 'analysis of the four elements';
s. dhātu-vavatthāna.
catu-mahārājika-deva a class of heavenly beings of the
sensuous sphere; s. deva.
catu-pārisuddhi-sīla: s. sīla.
catu-vokāra-bhava
cause: cf. paccaya (1). - For the five c.
of existence, s. paticca-samuppāda (10).
cemetery: ascetic practice of living in a c.; s.
dhutanga.
cemetery-meditations: s. sīvathikā.
cetanā
cetasika
cetaso vinibandha
cetokhila
ceto-pariya-ñāna: 'penetrating knowledge of the mind
(of others)', is one of the 6 higher powers (abhiññā 3).
ceto-vimutti
chal-abhiññā: the 6 'higher powers'; s. abhiññā.
chal-abhiñño: an Arahat who is a 'possessor of the 6
higher powers' (s. abhiññā).
chanda
change, contemplation of: one of the 18 chief kinds of
insight (vipassanā).
chaos: cf. kappa.
character: On the 6 kinds of human character, s.
carita.
characteristics of existence, the. 3:
ti-lakkhana.
chaste life: brahma-cariya.
chief-elements, the 4: mahā-bhūta,
s.
dhātu.
cintā-maya-paññā: 'Wisdom (or knowledge) based on
thinking', s. paññā.
citta
citta-ja (citta-samutthāna)-rūpa: 'mind-produced
corporeality'; s. samutthāna.
citta-kammaññatā, °lahutā, °mudutā, °paguññatā, °passaddhi,
°ujukatā; s. Tab. II.
citta-kkhana
cittānupassanā: 'contemplation of consciousness', is
one of the 4 foundations of mindfulness (satipatthāna)
citta-samutthāna-rūpa: 'mind-produced corporeality'; s.
samutthāna.
citta-sankhāra: s. sankhāra.
citta-santāna: 'consciousness-continuity'; s.
santāna.
cittass'ekaggatā: 'one-pointedness of mind', is a
synonym of concentration, or samādhi.
citta-vipallāsa: 'perversion of mind'; s.
vipallāsa.
citta-visuddhi: 'purification of mind', is the 2nd of
the 7 stages of purification (visuddhi,
II).
citta-vīthi: 'process of consciousness'; s.
viññāna-kicca.
citt'ekaggatā = cittass'ekaggatā (s. above).
clarity of consciousness: sampajañña.
clinging, the 4 kinds of: upādāna.
cognitive series: s. viññāna-kicca.
companionship: Influence of good and bad° =
samseva.
compassion: karunā; s. brahma-vihāra.
comprehension: clear c.: s. sampajañña. -
c. in insight, s. sammasana. - As an alternative tr. for full
understanding, s. pariññā.
co-nascence: sahajāta-paccaya, is one of the 24
conditions (paccaya).
conceit: māna; further s.
samyojana.
concentration: samādhi (q.v.) - right°, s.
sacca (IV. 8), magga (8). - wrong°, s.
micchā-magga (8).
conception 1. thought-c°: cf. vitakka-vicāra.
conception 2. (in the mother's womb): okkanti.
conditions, the 24: paccaya.
conditions of existence, deliverance from the: see
ceto-vimutti; vimokkha.
confidence: s. saddhā.
consciousness
contemplation: s. anupassanā.
contentedness (with whatever robe, etc.) belongs to the
noble usages: ariya-vamsa.
contentment: appicchatā, is one of the ascetic
virtues. Cf. A.X.181-90.
contiguity: samanantara-paccaya, is one of the
24 conditions (paccaya).
continuity (of body, sub consciousness, consciousness or
groups of existence): santāna.
control, effort of: s. padhāna.
conventional (expression or truth): s. desanā.
corporeality: produced through consciousness, karma,
etc.; s. samutthāna. - Sensitive c.:
pasāda-rūpa.
corporeality and mind: s. nāma-rūpa.
corporeality-group: rūpa-kkhandha: s.
khandha.
corporeality-perceptions: rūpa-saññā: s.
jhāna.
corruptions: s. upakkilesa.
cosmogony: cf. kappa.
counteractive karma: upapīlaka-kamma; s.
karma.
counter-image (during concentration): s. nimitta,
kasina, samādhi.
course of action (wholesome or unwholesome):
kamma-patha.
covetousness: abhijjhā; further s.
kamma-patha (1).
cowardice: s. agati.
craving: tanhā,
rāga;
further s. mūla.
created, the: sankhata.
cuti-citta: 'death-consciousness', lit. 'departing
consciousness', is one of the 14 functions of consciousness (viññāna-kicca).
cutūpapāta-ñāna the 'knowledge of the vanishing and
reappearing' (of beings) is identical with the divine eye; s.
abhiññā.
cycle of existence: s. samsarā,
vatta.
