The Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies
Published in Association with Bhikkhu Jagdish Kashyap Institute of Buddhist and Asian Studies
Current Volume: 25 (2025 )
ISSN: 0972-4893
Periodicity: Yearly
Month(s) of Publication: January - December
Subject: Buddhism
Acitta in Early Prajñāpāramitā: Unconsciousness, Cessation Attainment,or Signlessness?
By : Bhikkhu Anālayo
Page No: 1-41
Abstract
The present article attempts to explore possible meaning(s) of what appears to be the earliest extant reference in Mahāyāna literature to the notion of acitta, found in a Gāndhārī manuscript of the text generally known as the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā.
Author :
Bhikkhu Anālayo: Barre Centre for Buddhist Studies, 149 Lockwood Road, Barre, MA 01005, USA.