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Īrṣyā
Īrṣyā (Sanskrit; Pali: ''issā''; Tibetan: ''phrag dog'') is a Sanskrit or Buddhist term that is translated as "jealousy" or "envy". It is defined as a state of mind in which one is highly agitated to obtain wealth and honor for oneself, but unable to bear the excellence of others.Guenther (1975), Kindle Locations 890-891.Kunsang (2004), p. 26. ''Irshya'' is identified as: * One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings *Belonging to the category of ''Dvesha (Buddhism), dosa'' within the Theravada tradition * One of the Fetter (Buddhism), ten fetters in the Theravada tradition (according to the Dhammasangani) * One of the Mental factors (Buddhism)#Twenty secondary unwholesome factors, twenty subsidiary unwholesome mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma The Abhidharma are ancient (third century BCE and later) Buddhist texts which contain detailed scholastic presentations of doctrinal material appearing in the Buddhist '' ... [...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] |