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- Kleshas (Buddhism) - Wikipedia
All Buddhist schools teach that through Tranquility (Samatha) meditation the kilesas are pacified, though not eradicated, and through Insight (Vipassana) the true nature of the kilesas and the mind itself is understood
- Four defilements - Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia
"Four vipers in a box" indicate the four elements of earth, water, fire and air that make up the body of flesh The body is given into the charge of lust and is an enemy of the mind
- Mental Defilements in Theravada Buddhism – drarisworld
In the Buddhist teaching, an accumulation of mental defilements or unwholesome qualities of the mind has been described as a prominent cause of the continuation of the cycle of birth and death (samsara) and the suffering experienced by the sentient beings
- 6. The Nature of Defilements - A Buddhist Library
Although ignorance can be seen as the root cause and creator of all other forms of defilements, in terms of their actual expression through behavior, craving plays the more dominant role This is why in the Four Noble Truths it is said that craving is the cause of suffering
- On Denying Defilement | Beyond All Directions | dhammatalks. org
These three lessons, taken together, show how central the concept of defilement is to the Buddha’s teachings, for they relate directly to his most fundamental teaching, the four noble truths
- Guide to Buddhism: Step 5 – Eliminating Attachments - Buddhism Info
All four forms should be viewed as dangerous defilements Therefore, if we want to improve ourselves, we must make a serious, sustained effort to reduce or eliminate all four types of attachment The purpose of practicing Buddhism is to enable your mind to give up this grasping
- Defilements D - os. torana. dhamma. org
āsavanato Another term used in the Buddhist texts to denote agents of defilement is kilesa o upakilesa The verbal form of this (kilissati) has the basic meaning of ‘being tainted ’ This stands in opposition to the verb sujjhati (or visujjhati) which means ‘beco
- Buddhist Defilements as a Path to Awakening - Tricycle
The defilements (Sanskrit: kleshas) are mental states that disturb the mind and give rise to unwholesome actions They arise from the three poisons of greed, hatred, and delusion, and are a natural part of life Klesha can also be translated as “affliction ”
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