THE ABHIDHAMMA
DICTIONARY

Glossary

All terms

96 entries across the four paramatthas and the doctrinal lists.

By theme

A C D I L M T U

A

āsava
Taints, cankers
Sensuality, becoming, views, ignorance.
Doctrine

C

chanda
Wish, desire-to-act
Wholesome or neutral desire to do — distinct from craving.
Cetasika

D

diṭṭhi
Wrong view
Distorted understanding accompanying greed.
Cetasika

I

issā
Envy
Resentment at others’ success.
Cetasika

L

lobha
Greed, attachment
Clinging to objects — first unwholesome root.
Cetasika

M

T

taṇhā
Craving
Thirst for sense pleasures, becoming, and non-becoming.
Doctrine

U

upādāna
Clinging
Intensified craving — fourfold clinging.
Doctrine