Vitarka (Sanskrit, also vitarkah; Pali: vitakka; Tibetan phonetic: tokpa) is a Buddhist term that is translated as `conception`, `application of thought`, etc. In the Theravada tradition, it is defined as the mental factor that mounts or directs the mind towards an object. In the Mahayana tradition, vitarka is defined as a mental factor that i...
The thought that I am SIva, the Self of the universe