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Cuti-citta
Cuti-citta (Skt., ‘death consciousness’). In the scholastic Buddhism of the Theravāda tradition, one of the fourteen functions of the life-continuum (bhavaṅga (see ĀLAYA-VIJÑĀNA)). According to the medieval commentators it is the final moment of consciousness in an individual's life and is followed immediately by the first moment of consciousness at conception (patisandhi-citta) in the new appearance.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Cuti-citta." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Cuti-citta." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Cuticitta.html JOHN BOWKER. "Cuti-citta." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Cuticitta.html |
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cuti-citta
cuti-citta (Pāli, death, consciousness) The final moment of consciousness (vijñāna) in this life, according to the Abhidharma classification of consciousness into fourteen functions. See also Bhavaṅga.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "cuti-citta." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "cuti-citta." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-cuticitta.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "cuti-citta." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-cuticitta.html |
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