Dvesha (Buddhism)

Dvesha (Sanskrit, also dveṣa; Pali: dosa; Tibetan: zhe sdang) - is a Buddhist
Translations of
term that is translated as "hate, aversion".[1][2][3]
Dvesha
Dvesha (hate, aversion) is the opposite of raga (lust, desire). Along with Raga English hatred, aversion, anger,
and Moha, Dvesha is one of the three character afflictions that, in part, cause hostility, ill will
Dukkha.[4][5] It is also one of the "threefold fires" in Buddhist Pali canon that
Pali dosa
must be quenched.[6][7][8]
(Dev: िदस)
Dvesha (dosa) is identified in the following contexts within the Buddhist Sanskrit dveṣa
teachings: (Dev: े ष)
Chinese 瞋(T) / 瞋(S)
One of the three poisons (Trivisah) within the Mahayana Buddhist
tradition.[3] Khmer េ សៈ , េ ស
One of the three unwholesome roots within the Theravada Buddhist (Tosak, Tors)
tradition
One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors within the Korean 진
Theravada Abhidharma teachings (RR: jin)
Walpola Rahula renders it as "hatred",[9] as does Chogyam Trungpa.[10] Tibetan ཞེ་ང
(Wylie: zhe sdang;
See also THL: shyédang)
Glossary of Buddhism
Advesha
Kleshas (Buddhism)
Mental factors (Buddhism)
Taṇhā

References
1. Thomas William Rhys Davids; William Stede (1921). Pali-English Dictionary (https://books.google.com/books?id=
0Guw2CnxiucC&pg=PA362). Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 323, 438. ISBN 978-81-208-1144-7.;
Ranjung Yeshe wiki entry for zhe sdang (http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/zhe_sdang)
2. Robert E. Buswell Jr.; Donald S. Lopez Jr. (2013). The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (https://books.google.co
m/books?id=DXN2AAAAQBAJ). Princeton University Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4008-4805-8.;
Eric Cheetham (1994). Fundamentals of Mainstream Buddhism (https://books.google.com/books?id=SuAZx8KFt
FAC&pg=PA314). Tuttle. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-8048-3008-9.
3. Nāgārjuna; David J. Kalupahana (Translator) (1996). Mūlamadhyamakakārikā of Nāgārjuna (https://books.googl
e.com/books?id=38WJRwP3nLgC). Motilal Banarsidass. p. 72. ISBN 978-81-208-0774-7.; Quote: The
attainment of freedom from the three poisons of lust (raga), hatred (dvesa) and confusion (moha) by a person
who is understood as being in the process of becoming conditioned by various factors (not merely by the three
poisons)....
4. Peter Harvey (2015). Steven M. Emmanuel (ed.). A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy (https://books.google.co
m/books?id=P_lmCgAAQBAJ). John Wiley. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-119-14466-3.
5. Paul Williams (2005). Buddhism: Buddhist origins and the early history of Buddhism in South and Southeast Asia
(https://books.google.com/books?id=tg2-QU2J10YC&pg=PA123). Routledge. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-415-33227-9.
6. Frank Hoffman; Deegalle Mahinda (2013). Pali Buddhism (https://books.google.com/books?
id=pSNeAgAAQBAJ). Routledge. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-1-136-78553-5.
 7. David Webster (2005). The Philosophy of Desire in the Buddhist Pali Canon (https://books.google.com/books?id=
GLPGFoLED7sC). Routledge. p. 2–3. ISBN 978-0-415-34652-8.
8. Richard K. Payne; Michael Witzel (2015). Homa Variations: The Study of Ritual Change across the Longue
Duree (https://books.google.com/books?id=j4ShCgAAQBAJ). Oxford University Press. pp. 88–89. ISBN 978-0-
19-935159-6.
9. Asaṅga; Walpola Rahula; Sara Boin-Webb (2001). Abhidharmasamuccaya: The Compendium of the Higher
Teaching (https://books.google.com/books?id=ck4BrBqBdYIC). Jain Publishing. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-89581-941-
3.
10. Chogyam Trungpa (2010). The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Six: Glimpses of Space; Orderly
Chaos; Secret Beyond Thought; The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Commentary; Transcending Madness; Selected
Writings (https://books.google.com/books?id=5BdprbrCUiYC). Shambhala Publications. pp. 553–554. ISBN 978-
0-8348-2155-2.

Sources
Bhikkhu Bodhi (2003), A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma, Pariyatti Publishing
Goleman, Daniel (2008). Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama. Bantam. Kindle
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Geshe Tashi Tsering (2006). Buddhist Psychology: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought. Perseus Books Group.
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