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- Ca:
- 1) And, as well.
- 2) Both.
- Cakra:
- Circle, wheel, cycle.
- Cākra:
- Circular, cyclical.
- Cakṣus:
- See below.
- Cakṣus/Pāda:
- Seeing/moving. The seventh principle of mind (tattva of sattva) and the fourth sense (indriya). Resonates with the subtle element of appearance (tanmātra of rūpa) and the gross element of fire (mahābhūta of agni). See Indriya.
- Calabi-Yau Manifold:
- In modern string theory, refers to the compactification of the six extra dimensions into circles. See String Theory.
- Cataphatic Way:
- See Iti Iti.
- Caturādi:
- Beginning with four.
- Caturtha:
- 1) Fourth.
- 2) The fourth state (avasthā), corresponding to existence (sat). See Avasthā.
- Caturbheṣaja:
- Four remedies. See Bheṣaja.
- Catuṣkāraṇa:
- Four causes. See Kāraṇa.
- Catuṣkleśa:
- Four afflictions. See Kleśa.
- Catuṣpatha:
- Four dimensions. See Patha.
- Catuṣṭaya:
- 1) Tetrad. A single unit with four parts.
- 2) The symbol of Advaita Sāṃkhya which contains much of its teachings in symbolic form. A variation of the Pythagorean Tetractys. See Tetractys.
- “Causeless Cause”:
- See Kāryakāraṇa.
- Cela:
- Disciple, as opposed to teacher (guru).
- Cetana:
- Conscious, as opposed to subconscious (jaḍa).
- Cin:
- The compound form of “cit.” See Cit.
- Cinmayakośa:
- The consciousness sheath. The first principle of consciousness (tattva of cit) and the third of the seven sheaths (saptakośa). Part of a triad (traya) that includes the conscious body and concentration yoga (cittaśarīra and dhāraṇāyoga). See Kośa.
- Cit:
- 1) Consciousness, as opposed to mind (sattva). The sixth of the ten strings (daśaguṇa). Part of the pauruṣa traya (spiritual triad). See Guṇa.
- 2) See above.
- Citta:
- The field of consciousness (citkṣetra). See Cittaśarīra.
- “Citta vṛtti nirodha”:
- “Cessation of the modifications of the mind-field.” The stated goal of Dvaita Yoga. See Dvaita Yoga.
- Cittaśarīra:
- The conscious body. The storehouse of conscious impressions (cetana saṃskāras). The third principle of consciousness (tattva of cit) and the third of the seven bodies (śarīra saptaka). Part of a triad (traya) that includes the consciousness sheath and concentration yoga (cinmayakośa and dhāraṇāyoga). See Śarīra.
- Cosmology:
- The study of the origin and development of the universe. See Darśana.