Citta

Japanese: citta
Citta

…This sutra is a systematization of yoga, which has existed in various forms since ancient times, borrowing from the Sankhya school of thought under the influence of Buddhism. It differs from the Sankhya school in that it often collectively refers to the mind (citta) as opposed to the three elements distinguished in the Sankhya school: the faculty of perception (buddhi), the self-consciousness (ahamkara), and the organ of thought (manas), and also in that it recognizes a supreme god (īśvara), which the Sankhya school does not. For this reason, the Yoga school is sometimes called the theistic Sankhya school. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "citta" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この経典は,古くからさまざまな形態で存在していたヨーガを,仏教の影響のもとに,サーンキヤ学派の学説を借用して体系化したものである。サーンキヤ学説と違うところは,サーンキヤ学説では区別されている統覚機能(ブッディ),自我意識(アハンカーラ),思考器官(マナス)を,一括して心(チッタcitta)と称することが多い点,また,サーンキヤ学説では認めない最高神(イーシュバラīśvara)を認める点にある。そこで,ヨーガ学派は,ときとして有神サーンキヤ学派と呼ばれることがある。…

※「citta」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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