Mindstream

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dhamma_newb
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Mindstream

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindstream

Is there a Pali word for mindstream?

:anjali:
The watched mind brings happiness.
Dhp 36

I am larger and better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.
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Hi dhamma_newb,

In DN 28.7 we find:

♦ “puna caparaṃ, bhante, idhekacco samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā ātappamanvāya ... pe ... tathārūpaṃ cetosamādhiṃ phusati, yathāsamāhite citte imameva kāyaṃ uddhaṃ pādatalā adho kesamatthakā tacapariyantaṃ pūraṃ nānappakārassa asucino paccavekkhati — ‘atthi imasmiṃ kāye kesā lomā ... pe ... lasikā muttan’ti. atikkamma ca purisassa chavimaṃsalohitaṃ aṭṭhiṃ paccavekkhati. purisassa ca viññāṇasotaṃ pajānāti, ubhayato abbocchinnaṃ idha loke appatiṭṭhitañca paraloke appatiṭṭhitañca. ayaṃ catutthā dassanasamāpatti. etadānuttariyaṃ, bhante, dassanasamāpattīsu.

" ... again, having done this and gone further, he comes to know the unbroken
stream of human consciousness as established both in this world and in the
next. ..." [Walshe, Long Discourses, page 420, Wisdom Books, 1987.]

viññāṇasotaṃ: stream of consciousness.

Regards, Vincent.
dhamma_newb
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Thanks Vincent.

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The watched mind brings happiness.
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I am larger and better than I thought. I did not know I held so much goodness.
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BlueLotus
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is vinnana sotha same as bhavanga sotha?

What does sotha mean please?
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Assaji
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BlueLotus wrote:is vinnana sotha same as bhavanga sotha?
No, they are different.
What does sotha mean please?
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bhavangasotam is one section of the more encompassing vinnanasotam.
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