चेतसिक
Cetasika
Mental factor / Mental concomitant
心所
Grammar 語法
adjective-noun (a-stem): from cetas (mind/consciousness) + ika (pertaining to) — 'of the mind'
Definition 釋義
A mental factor — one of 52 mental phenomena that arise with and depend on consciousness (citta). The Abhidhamma catalogues: 13 ethically neutral (aññasamāna) including the 7 universals (sabbacittasādhāraṇa — contact, feeling, perception, volition, one-pointedness, life-faculty, attention); 25 beautiful (sobhana) cetasikas including faith, mindfulness, energy, wisdom; 14 unwholesome (akusala) including lobha, dosa, moha, conceit, views. Cetanā (volition) is the most kammically significant cetasika. They are the 'ingredients' of every moment of experience.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Cetanā, vedanā, saññā — ime cetasikā.
Volition, feeling, perception — these are mental factors.
Source: Abhidhammatthasaṅgaha (Anuruddha), Ch. 2
At a Glance
- Pali
- Cetasika
- IAST
- Caitasika
- Devanagari
- चेतसिक
- Chinese
- 心所
- Difficulty
- advanced
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