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心心所

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Basic Meaning: mind and mental factors

Senses:

  • Mind and its various functions; mind and the factors of sentient existence that are directly associated with the mind. The mind as basis in this sense is sometimes referred to in East Asian Yogâcāra works as 'mind-king'  心王. Mental factors 心所 is an abbreviation of the term 心所有法. Also written 心心法 (Skt. citta-caitta, citta-caittârthin, citta-caitasika, citta-caitasa; Tib. sems dang sems las byung ba'i chos). 〔 成唯識論 T 1585.31.1c13〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, YBh-Ind, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 767c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1397

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0460

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.9-10)1061c

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2007-10-27