Raga (Sanskrit term)
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Raga (Sanskrit: राग, IAST: rāga; Pali rāga; Tibetan: 'dod chags) is a Buddhist and Hindu concept of character affliction or poison referring to any form of "greed, sensuality, lust, desire" or "attachment to a sensory object".[1][2][3] Raga is represented in the Buddhist artwork (Sanskrit: bhāvacakra) as the bird or rooster. In Hinduism, it is one of the five Kleshas or poisons that afflict the soul. In Buddhism, Raga is identified in the following contexts:[4]
- One of the three poisons within the Mahayana Buddhist tradition
- One of the three unwholesome roots within the Theravada Buddhist tradition
- One of the six root kleshas within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings
- One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings
Quick Facts Translations of raga, English ...
Translations of raga | |
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English | greed, sensuality, desire, attachment or excitement for sensory objects, lust, sexual desire, passion |
Sanskrit | राग (rāga) |
Pali | රාග (rāga) |
Burmese | လောဘ (ရာဂ) |
Chinese | 貪 (T) / 贪 (S) |
Japanese | 貪 (Rōmaji: ton) |
Khmer | រាគៈ, រាគ, លោភៈ, លោភ (UNGEGN: Réakeăk, Réak, Loŭpheăk, Loŭp) |
Korean | 탐 (RR: tam) |
Tibetan | འདོད་ཆགས་ (Wylie: ‘dod chags; THL: döchak) |
Thai | ราคะ (RTGS: rakha) |
Vietnamese | Tham 貪 |
Glossary of Buddhism |
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