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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 (tattva) of mind (sattva) and the fourth sense (indriya). Resonates with the subtle element (tanmātra) of appearance (rūpa) and the gross element (mahābhūta) of fire (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, or order, state (ṛta 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 (tattva) of consciousness (cit) and the third of the seven sheaths (saptakośa). Part of a triad (traya) that includes the conscious body (cittaśarīra) and concentration yoga (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 second principle (tattva) of consciousness (cit) and the third of the seven bodies (śarīra saptaka). Part of a triad (traya) that includes the consciousness sheath (cinmayakośa) and concentration yoga (dhāraṇāyoga). See Śarīra.
- Cosmology:
- The study of the origin and development of the universe. See Darśana.