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Mental factors - Encyclopedia of Buddhism

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Mental factors (Skt: caitasika or caitta; P. cetasika; T. sems byung སེམས་བྱུང་; C. xinsuo; J. shinjo; K. simso 心所), are defined within the Abhidharma as aspects of the mind that apprehend the quality of an object, and that have the ability to color the mind. Within the Abhidharma, the mental factors are categorized as formations (Sanskrit: saṅkhāra) concurrent with mind (Sanskrit: citta).[1][2][3] Alternate translations for mental factors (Sanskrit: caitasika) include "mental states", "mental events", and "concomitants of consciousness". Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics states: Mental factors are aspects of the mind that apprehend the quality of an object and have the ability to color the mind. Geshe Tashi Tsering sates: Regarding the relationship between the mind and the mental factors, Geshe Tashi Tsering states: The relationship between the main minds (Sanskrit: pradhānacitta) and the mental factors is described by the following metaphors: Within Buddhism, the

Mental factors (Skt: caitasika or caitta; P. cetasika; T. sems byung སེམས་བྱུང་; C. xinsuo; J. shinjo; K. simso 心所), are defined within the Abhidharma as aspects of the mind that apprehend the quality of an object, and that have the ability to color the mind. Within the Abhidharma, the mental factors are categorized as formations (Sanskrit: saṅkhāra) concurrent with mind (Sanskrit: citta).[1][2][3] Alternate translations for mental factors (Sanskrit: caitasika) include "mental states", "mental events", and "concomitants of consciousness". Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics

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