Elements of Buddhist Iconography c6.119

c6.119

80 (page 35). The Buddhist doctrine of the heart (cit, bodhi-citta) is already developed not only in the Upaniṣads, but also in the Ṛg Veda, where hṛt, hṛdaya, correspond to bodhi-citta. For example, in Ṛg Veda, IV, 58, 11, Agni antaḥ samudre hṛdy antar āyuṣi; X, 177, 1, the Sun-bird, hṛdā paśyanti manasā vipaścitaḥ; I, 65, 1, and 67, 2, Agni, guhā catantam, niṣīdan; VII, 76, 4, gūḷhaṃ jyotiḥ; VI, 9, 6, jyotir hṛdaya āhitam.