Krodha (; Tibetan Wylie: ''khro ba'') is a
Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...
term that is translated as "fury", "rage", or "indignation". 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 ''sutras''. It also refers to the scholastic method itself as well as the f ...
tradition, ''krodha'' is identified as one of the
twenty subsidiary unwholesome mental factors. It is defined as an increase of anger (Sanskrit: ''
pratigha
Pratigha (Sanskrit; Pali: paṭigha; Tibetan Wylie: ''khong khro'') is a Buddhist term that is translated as "anger". It is defined as a hostile attitude towards sentient beings, towards frustration, and towards that which gives rise to one's frust ...
'') that causes one to prepare to harm others.
[Guenther (1975), Kindle Locations 862-871.][Kunsang (2004), p. 27.]
According to Herber Guenther, the difference between anger (''
pratigha
Pratigha (Sanskrit; Pali: paṭigha; Tibetan Wylie: ''khong khro'') is a Buddhist term that is translated as "anger". It is defined as a hostile attitude towards sentient beings, towards frustration, and towards that which gives rise to one's frust ...
'') and fury (''krodha'') is that anger is a vindictive or hostile attitude in one's mind, but fury is an increase in anger when the chance for harming is at hand and is it very agitated state of mind leading to actual physical harm.
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Alexander Berzin states:
:Hatred (khro-ba) is a part of hostility (]dvesha
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Dvesha (Sanskrit: द्वेष, IAST: ''dveṣa''; Pali: दोस, ''dosa''; Tibetan: ''zhe sdang'') is a Buddhist and Hindu term that is translated as "hate, aversion".;; Quote: The attainment of freedom from the three poisons of lu ...
) and is the harsh intention to cause harm.[Berzin (2006)]
Note that according to Berzin, ''dvesha'' is a sub-category of anger (''pratigha'').
See also
* Kleshas (Buddhism)
Kleshas ( sa, क्लेश, kleśa; pi, किलेस ''kilesa''; bo, ཉོན་མོངས། ''nyon mongs''), in Buddhism, are mental states that cloud the mind and manifest in unwholesome actions. ''Kleshas'' include states of mind su ...
* 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 d ...
* Wrathful deities
In Buddhism, wrathful deities or fierce deities are the fierce, wrathful or forceful (Tibetan: ''trowo'', Sanskrit: ''krodha'') forms (or "aspects", "manifestations") of enlightened Buddhas, Bodhisattvas or Devas (divine beings); normally the sam ...
''Hinduism''
* Arishadvargas
In Hindu theology, Arishadvarga or Shadripu/Shada Ripu ( sa, षड्रिपु; meaning the six enemies) are the six enemies of the mind, which are: ''Kama'' (desire), ''Krodha (Mental factor), krodha'' (anger), ''lobha'' (greed), ''Mada'' ( ...
, six enemies
* Akrodha (Hinduism)
References
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Sources
* Berzin, Alexander (2006)
''Primary Minds and the 51 Mental Factors''
* Goleman, Daniel (2008). ''Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama''. Bantam. Kindle Edition.
* Guenther, Herbert V. & Leslie S. Kawamura (1975), ''Mind in Buddhist Psychology: A Translation of Ye-shes rgyal-mtshan's "The Necklace of Clear Understanding"'' Dharma Publishing. Kindle Edition.
* Kunsang, Erik Pema (translator) (2004). ''Gateway to Knowledge, Vol. 1''. North Atlantic Books.
Unwholesome factors in Buddhism
Sanskrit words and phrases