<p>The word you are looking for is <code>para citta vijana nana</code></p>

<p>Pali:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://suttacentral.net/define/para" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Para</a> - another</li>
<li><a href="https://suttacentral.net/define/citta" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Citta</a> - mind</li>
<li><a href="https://suttacentral.net/define/vij%C4%81na" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Vijana</a> - understand</li>
<li><a href="https://suttacentral.net/define/%C3%B1%C4%81%E1%B9%87a" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Nana</a> - knowledge</li>
</ul>

<p>I.e., knowledge of another's mind.</p>

<p>This is also known as <a href="https://suttacentral.net/define/cetopariya%C3%B1%C4%81%E1%B9%87a" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ceto pariya ñāṇa</a>.</p>

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Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena
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<p><em>Katamañca, kevaṭṭa, <strong>ādesa­nā</strong>­pā­ṭihā­ri­yaṃ? Idha, kevaṭṭa, bhikkhu parasattānaṃ parapuggalānaṃ cittampi ādisati, cetasikampi ādisati,
vitakkitampi ādisati, vicāritampi ādisati: ‘evampi te mano, itthampi
te mano, itipi te cittan’ti.</em></p>
<p><em>And what is the miracle of <strong>telepathy</strong>? There is the case where a monk reads the minds, the mental events, the thoughts, the ponderings of
other beings, other individuals, [saying,] 'Such is your thinking,
here is where your thinking is, thus is your mind.'</em></p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.11.0.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kevatta (Kevaddha) Sutta</a></em></p>
<p><em>ādesanā = pointing out, guessing, prophesy; only in phrase -pāṭihāriya trick or marvellous ability of mind-reading or guessing other peoples character</em></p>
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<p><em>Parasattānaṃ parapuggalānaṃ cetasā ceto <strong>paricca</strong> <strong>pajānāti</strong></em></p>
<p><em>He <strong>knows</strong> the mind of other beings, other individuals, having <strong>encompassed</strong> it with his own mind.</em></p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.119.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kayagata-Sati Sutta</a></em></p>
<p><em>paricca = distinguished or understood</em></p>
<p><em>pajānāti = knows clearly</em></p>
<p><em>para = other</em></p>
<p><em>sattānaṃ = beings</em>'</p>
<p><em>puggalānaṃ = persons</em></p>
<p><em>cetasā = minds</em></p>
<p><em>ceto = mind</em></p>
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<p><em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhi" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Hinduism</a>: para citta ādi abhijñatā: knowing the minds of others</em></p>
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Dhamma Dhatu
<p>What is the proper Pali word for Buddha's power of seeing other beings mind? I think it starts with <strong>Paricitta</strong> or something. I want the proper Pali term. Also, can I have any sutta references to it as well?</p>

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Buddha's Power of Seeing Other Beings Mind
# Buddha's Power of Seeing Other Beings Mind

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-27)

What is the proper Pali word for Buddha's power of seeing other beings mind? I think it starts with **Paricitta** or something. I want the proper Pali term. Also, can I have any sutta references to it as well?

**Tags:** pali-canon, terminology, buddha, psychic-powers, pali


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-06-27. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

> *Katamañca, kevaṭṭa, **ādesa­nā**­pā­ṭihā­ri­yaṃ? Idha, kevaṭṭa, bhikkhu parasattānaṃ parapuggalānaṃ cittampi ādisati, cetasikampi ādisati,
> vitakkitampi ādisati, vicāritampi ādisati: ‘evampi te mano, itthampi
> te mano, itipi te cittan’ti.*
>
> *And what is the miracle of **telepathy**? There is the case where a monk reads the minds, the mental events, the thoughts, the ponderings of
> other beings, other individuals, [saying,] 'Such is your thinking,
> here is where your thinking is, thus is your mind.'*
>
> *[Kevatta (Kevaddha) Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.11.0.than.html)*
>
> *ādesanā = pointing out, guessing, prophesy; only in phrase -pāṭihāriya trick or marvellous ability of mind-reading or guessing other peoples character*

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> *Parasattānaṃ parapuggalānaṃ cetasā ceto **paricca** **pajānāti***
>
> *He **knows** the mind of other beings, other individuals, having **encompassed** it with his own mind.*
>
> *[Kayagata-Sati Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.119.than.html)*
>
> *paricca = distinguished or understood*
>
> *pajānāti = knows clearly*
>
> *para = other*
>
> *sattānaṃ = beings*'
>
> *puggalānaṃ = persons*
>
> *cetasā = minds*
>
> *ceto = mind*

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> *[Hinduism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhi): para citta ādi abhijñatā: knowing the minds of others*


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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-06-27. Score: 2

The word you are looking for is `para citta vijana nana`

Pali:

* [Para](https://suttacentral.net/define/para) - another
* [Citta](https://suttacentral.net/define/citta) - mind
* [Vijana](https://suttacentral.net/define/vij%C4%81na) - understand
* [Nana](https://suttacentral.net/define/%C3%B1%C4%81%E1%B9%87a) - knowledge

I.e., knowledge of another's mind.

This is also known as [ceto pariya ñāṇa](https://suttacentral.net/define/cetopariya%C3%B1%C4%81%E1%B9%87a).


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