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'''[[Muṣitasmṛtitā]]''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Tibetan]] phonetic: jengé) is a [[Buddhist]] term that is translated as "[[forgetfulness]]". In the [[Mahayana]] [[tradition]], [[muṣitasmṛtitā]] is defined as {{Wiki|forgetting}} or losing our focus on a [[virtuous]] [[object]] and instead focusing on an [[object]] or situation that [[causes]] [[non-virtuous]] [[thoughts]] or [[emotions]] to arise. | '''[[Muṣitasmṛtitā]]''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Tibetan]] phonetic: jengé) is a [[Buddhist]] term that is translated as "[[forgetfulness]]". In the [[Mahayana]] [[tradition]], [[muṣitasmṛtitā]] is defined as {{Wiki|forgetting}} or losing our focus on a [[virtuous]] [[object]] and instead focusing on an [[object]] or situation that [[causes]] [[non-virtuous]] [[thoughts]] or [[emotions]] to arise. | ||
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Muṣitasmṛtitā (Sanskrit; Tibetan phonetic: jengé) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "forgetfulness". In the Mahayana tradition, muṣitasmṛtitā is defined as forgetting or losing our focus on a virtuous object and instead focusing on an object or situation that causes non-virtuous thoughts or emotions to arise.
Muṣitasmṛtitā is identified as:
- One of the twenty secondary unwholesome factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings
Definitions
Mipham Rinpoche states:
- Forgetfullness [muṣitasmṛtitā] is to be unclear and forget a virtuous object. It is the erroneous Mindfulness that accompanies a disturbing emotion, and it is the opposite of being mindful. It forms the support for distraction of mind.
The Abhidharma-samuccaya states:
- What is forgetfulness? It is it fleeting inspection which is simultaneous with and on the same level as the emotions. It functions as the basis of distraction.
Alexander Berzin explains:
- Forgetfulness (brjed-nges). Based on recollection of something toward which we have a disturbing emotion or attitude, forgetfulness is losing our object of focus so that it will wander to that disturbing object. Forgetfulness serves as the basis for mental wandering (rnam-par g.yeng-ba).
