Difference between revisions of "Irshya"

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Irshya (Sanskrit, also īrṣyā; Pali: issā; Tibetan: phrag dog) is a 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

Irshya is identified as:

One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings
Belonging to the category of dosa within the Theravada tradition
One of the ten fetters in the Theravada tradition (according to the Dhammasangani)
One of the twenty subsidiary unwholesome mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings
One of the five poisons within the Mahayana tradition
Belonging to the category of anger (Sanskrit: pratigha) within the Mayahana tradition

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-[[Irshya]] ([[Sanskrit]], also [[īrṣyā]]; Pali: [[issā]]; Tibetan: [[phrag dog]]) is a [[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
+[[Irshya]] ([[Sanskrit]], also [[īrṣyā]]; [[Pali]]: [[issā]]; [[Tibetan]]: [[phrag dog]]) is a [[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 {{Wiki|honor}} for oneself, but unable to bear the [[excellence]] of others
-Irshya is identified as:
+[[Irshya]] is identified as:
 *    One of the fourteen [[unwholesome]] [[mental factors]] within the [[Theravada]] [[Abhidharma]] teachings