[mind-generate]; (altruistic) mind-generation; generation of the aspiration (to enlightenment); mind generation; production of thought Def.: a special cognition that is induced by its cause, the aspiration seeking others' welfare, and has similarity with its accompanier, the desire for enlightenment {T} Comment: In the division into four, the first refers to the mind-generations of the paths of accumulation (tshogs lam) and preparation (sbyor lam), the second to the mind-generations of the first seven grounds of Bodhisattva Superiors, the third to the mind-generations of the eighth, ninth, and tenth grounds of Bodhisattva Superiors, and the fourth to the mind-generations of Buddhas.
forming the resolve; motivation/ aspiration/ to resolve oneself; 1.Bodhichitta, producing the Bodhichitta, [bodhicittotpada]; 2) producing a thought; cultivation of an enlightened attitude. arousing / generating bodhichitta, mental disposition [when not particularly referring to the development of awakening mind]; aspiration; arousing / generating bodhichitta, cultivation of an enlightened attitude
<term> mind set on awakening, entertain the thought