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āhrīkya
Āhrīkya (Sanskrit; Pali: ''ahirika''; Tibetan phonetic: ''ngotsa mepa'') is a Buddhist term that is translated as "lack of shame", "lack of conscience", etc. In the Theravada tradition, ''ahirika'' is defined as the absence of disgust at physical or verbal misconduct. In the Mahayana tradition, ''āhrīkya'' is defined as not restraining from wrongdoing due to one's own conscience.Guenther (1975), Kindle Locations 931–932.Kunsang (2004), p. 28. Āhrīkya is identified as: * One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings * One of the twenty secondary unwholesome factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings Explanations Theravada In the Visuddhimagga (XIV, 160), ahirika (consciencelessness) is defined together with anottappa (shamelessness) as follows: :Herein, it has no conscientious scruples, thus it is consciencelessness (ahirika). It is unashamed, thus it is shamelessness (anottappa). Of these, ahirika has the characteristic o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anapatrāpya
Anapatrapya (Sanskrit; Pali: ''anottappa''; Tibetan phonetic: ''trel mepa'') is a Buddhist term that is translated as "lack of propriety", "disregard", etc. In the Theravada tradition, ''anottappa'' is defined as the absence of dread on account of misconduct. In the Mahayana tradition, ''anapatrapya'' is defined as engaging in non-virtue without inhibition on account of others.Guenther (1975), Kindle Locations 935-936.Kunsang (2004), p. 28. Anapatrapya (Pali: anottappa) is identified as: * One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings * One of the twenty secondary unwholesome factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings Explanations Theravada In the Visuddhimagga (XIV, 160), anottappa (shamelessness) is defined together with ahirika (consciencelessness) as follows: :Herein, it has no conscientious scruples, thus it is consciencelessness (ahirika). It is unashamed, thus it is shamelessness (anottappa). Of these, ahirika has the cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |