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Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

: द्वेष, IAST: ''dveṣa'';

Pali Pali () is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist ''Pāli Canon'' or '' Tipiṭaka'' as well as the sacred language of '' Theravāda'' Buddh ...

: दोस, ''dosa''; Tibetan: ''zhe sdang'') is a

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and Hindu term that is translated as "hate, aversion".;
; Quote: The attainment of freedom from the three poisons of lust (raga), hatred (dvesa) and confusion (moha) by a person who is understood as being in the process of becoming conditioned by various factors (not merely by the three poisons).... In Hinduism, it is one of the Five Poisons or kleshas. In Buddhism, ''Dvesha'' (hate, aversion) is the opposite of ''raga'' (lust, desire). Along with '' Raga'' and '' Moha'', ''Dvesha'' is one of the three character afflictions that, in part, cause '' Dukkha''. It is also one of the "threefold fires" in Buddhist Pali canon that must be quenched. Dvesha is symbolically present as the snake in the center of Tibetan bhavachakra drawings. Dvesha (

: dosa) is identified in the following contexts within the Buddhist teachings: * One of the

three poisons The three poisons (Sanskrit: ''triviṣa''; Tibetan: ''dug gsum'') or the three unwholesome roots (Sanskrit: ''akuśala-mūla''; Pāli: ''akusala-mūla''), in Buddhism, refer to the three root kleshas: '' Moha'' (delusion, confusion), ''Raga'' ...

(''Trivisah'') within the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. * One of the ''three unwholesome roots'' within the Theravada Buddhist tradition * One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings Walpola Rahula renders it as "hatred", as does Chogyam Trungpa.

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(2003), ''A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma'', Pariyatti Publishing * Goleman, Daniel (2008). ''Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama''. Bantam. Kindle Edition. * Geshe Tashi Tsering (2006). ''Buddhist Psychology: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought''. Perseus Books Group. Kindle Edition. {{Buddhism topics Unwholesome factors in Buddhism Sanskrit words and phrases

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