Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
noun · feminine
Root
citt8paint; design
cosmology
Citrā; the Citra constellation; one of the twenty-seven lunar mansions (nakshatras).
general
Cittā; name of various women in Buddhist literature, including an arahant nun (Therī), lay supporters, and queens.
Thig 2.5
itthaṃ sudaṃ cittā therī gāthaṃ abhāsitthā'ti.
Part of speech
noun · neuter
Root
cit8think; intend
Synonyms
mind
mind; heart; the knowing and intending mind
Dhp 33
phandanaṃ capalaṃ cittaṃ dūrakkhaṃ dunnivārayaṃ
general
thought; a state of mind; intention
Encyclopedia
14 entries
Cittā
PlaceOne of the four wives of Māgha, whose flower garden gave rise, after her rebirth in Tāvatiṃsa, to the celestial grove Cittalatāvana.
Cittā2
PersonA Therī, daughter of a leading citizen of Rājagaha, who attained Arahantship in old age after meditating on Gijjhakūṭa.
Cittā3
OtherOne of the five queens of King Okkāka.
Cittā4
OtherAlso known as Ummāda-Cittā.
Cittā5
PersonOne of the chief laywomen supporters of the Buddha Sobhita.
Cittā6
PersonA laywoman among the chief supporters of the Buddha Sikhī.
Cittā7
PersonDaughter of the king of Madda and wife of Sumitta, son of Sīhabāhu.
The Bodhisatta born as an outcaste, whose story is told in the Citta-Sambhuta Jātaka.
A deer, brother of the Bodhisatta Rohanta and identified with Ānanda, whose story is told in the Rohaṇamiga Jātaka.
One of the chief lay supporters of the Buddha Sujāta.
A Sri Lankan elder who, having joined the Order in old age, fell hopelessly in love with Queen Damiḷadevī and, refusing to accept even news of her death, became known as Ummattaka Citta.
A herdsman in the service of Dīghagāmani who was put to death for refusing to promise the killing of Ummāda-Cittā’s child, and who was subsequently reborn as a yakkha.
A minister known as Cittamahāmatta, celebrated for his generosity in keeping a gong by which monks could summon requisites at any time.
A city where the Buddha Maṅgala performed the Twin Miracle.
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