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Upanāha
Upanāha (Sanskrit; Tibetan phonetic: ''khön du dzinpa'') is a Buddhism, Buddhist term translated as "resentment" or "enmity". It is defined as clinging to an intention to cause harm, and withholding forgiveness.Guenther (1975), Kindle Locations 874-875.Kunsang (2004), p. 27. It is one of the twenty subsidiary unwholesome Mental factors (Buddhism), mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings. The Abhidharma-samuccaya states: :What is resentment? It is not letting go of an obsession which develops through association with the anger which underlies it. Its function is to be the basis of non-endurance. Alan Wallace described upanāha as "a lingering holding of anger (Sanskrit: Krodha (other), krodha)". See also * Mental factors (Buddhism) References Sources * * * {{refend External links Ranjung Yeshe wiki entry for '' 'khon_du_'dzin_pa'' Unwholesome factors in Buddhism Sanskrit words and phrases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mental Factors (Buddhism)
Mental factors ( sa, चैतसिक, caitasika or ''chitta samskara'' ; pi, cetasika; Tibetan: སེམས་བྱུང ''sems byung''), in Buddhism, are identified within the teachings of the Abhidhamma (Buddhist psychology). They are defined as aspects of the mind that apprehend the quality of an object, and that have the ability to color the mind. Within the Abhidhamma, the mental factors are categorized as formations ( sa, samskara) concurrent with mind ( sa, citta).Guenther (1975), Kindle Location 321.Kunsang (2004), p. 23.Geshe Tashi Tsering (2006), Kindle Location 456. Alternate translations for mental factors include "mental states", "mental events", and "concomitants of consciousness". Introduction Mental factors are aspects of the mind that apprehend the quality of an object and have the ability to color the mind. Geshe Tashi Tsering explains: :The Tibetan for mental factors, ''semlay jungwa chö'' (Skt. ''chaitasika dharma''), means phenomena arising from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |