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The Buddha attributed mental illness to the arising of mental defilements which are ultimately based on the unwholesome roots (three poisons) of greed, hatred and confusion. [13] From the perspective of the Buddha, mental illness is a matter of degree, and ultimately, everyone who is not an awakened being is in some sense mentally ill.
Attachment rāga: lobha 'dod chags: 依恋. Yī liàn. Attachment or desire for what we like Desire, passion Aversion dvesha: dosa: zhe sdang: 厌恶 Yàn wù. 愤怒 Fèn nù Aversion for what we don't like, or for what prevents us from getting what we like Anger, hatred Pride māna: māna: nga rgyal: 虛榮. Xū róng
The three kleshas of ignorance, attachment and aversion are referred to as the three poisons (Skt. triviṣa; Tibetan: dug gsum) in the Mahayana tradition and as the three unwholesome roots (Pāli, akusala-mūla; Skt. akuśala-mūla) in the Theravada tradition. The Sanskrit, Pali, and Tibetan terms for each of the three poisons are as follows:
Upādāna is the Sanskrit and Pāli word for "clinging", "attachment" or "grasping", although the literal meaning is "fuel". [4] Upādāna and taṇhā (Skt. tṛṣṇā) are seen as the two primary causes of dukkha ('suffering', unease, "standing unstable").
This world is dystopia and what we perceive as reality is simulated reality. Everything, including time, is an illusion. This illusion is known as "Maya" to which we have "moh" or an attachment. Within the Mahayana tradition, moha is classified as one of the three poisons, which are considered to be the root cause of suffering.
According to the first-century CE exegetic Vimuttimagga, the five hindrances include all ten fetters: sense desire includes any attachment to passion; ill will includes all unwholesome states of hatred; and, sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, and doubt include all unwholesome states of infatuation. The Vimuttimagga further distinguishes ...
As suffering is not an inherent aspect of existence [4] sometimes the second seal is omitted to make Three Dharma Seals. [7] However, when the second seal is taken to refer to existence contaminated by or influenced by the mental afflictions of ignorance, attachment, and anger and their conditioning actions (karma), this omission is not necessary.
Commonly referred to as the "Medicine Buddha", he is described as a doctor who cures suffering (Pali/Sanskrit: dukkha/duḥkha) using the medicine of his teachings. The image of Bhaiṣajyaguru is usually expressed with a canonical Buddha-like form holding a gallipot and, in some versions, possessing blue or deep green skin.