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the western, non-literal term...
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Doesn't this suggest citta has the meaning of "mind-state"?
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As for citta (intellect), mano (mind) and vinnana (consciousness), the commentarial tradition of Theravada considers them to be synonymous based upon this passage from SN 12.61:
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That is why the Satipatthana Sutta instructs contemplating (anupassi) the citta.
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To claim that they are “mere synonyms” is, very crudely speaking, rather like claiming that the words “steam”, “liquid”, and “ice” are all “mere synonyms”. To be sure, they may all refer to forms of …
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As for citta (intellect), mano (mind) and vinnana (consciousness), the commentarial tradition of Theravada considers them to be synonymous based upon this passage from SN 12.61:
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Consciousness without surface (viññanam anidassanam):
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Of those three you mentioned, I believe citta may or may not be conditioned. The reason is because citta is the part of the mind that we work to purify and improve, and as the Buddha prescribes in h…
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All of these "minds" are conditioned and subject to dissolve along with the rest of the aggregates at death.
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