चेतना
Cetanā
Volition / Intention / Will
思
intermediateMind & Consciousness (心識)
Grammar 語法
feminine noun (ā-stem)
Definition 釋義
Volition or intention — the most important of the mental factors (cetasika) in Theravada psychology. The Buddha identified cetanā as the definition of kamma: 'Cetanāhaṃ, bhikkhave, kammaṃ vadāmi.' Cetanā is present in every moment of consciousness and functions to organise other mental factors toward an object. Its quality (kusala, akusala, or neutral) determines the quality of the resulting kamma.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Cetanāhaṃ, bhikkhave, kammaṃ vadāmi.
Intention, monks — that is what I call kamma.
Source: AN 6.63
At a Glance
- Pali
- Cetanā
- IAST
- Cetanā
- Devanagari
- चेतना
- Chinese
- 思
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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