Discover Discourses by Qualities
A
Adventurous ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
audacious, bold, wild, unrestrained, untamed, Supported by:{non-restraint}, Leads to:{discontentment}, Opposite:{tame}
Pāli term:
adanta
Affection ☀️ bright
4
Synonyms:
fondness, love, tender regard, Supported by:{loving-kindness}, Leads to:{compassion, dearness}, Opposite:{aversion}
Context:
Mental quality of tender affection and fond regard, often wholesome when rooted in kindness, which inclines the mind toward warmth and care. When unguarded, it may turn toward fixation upon what is 'dear,' leading the mind to attachment and the grief that follows separation from what has been clung to as 'dear'.
Pāli term:
pema
Aggressiveness ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
hostility, antagonism, belligerence, combativeness, pugnacity, violence, injury causing behavior, Supported by:{anger, argumentativeness}, Leads to:{harm}
Pāli term:
sārambha, caṇḍa
Anger ☁️ dark
22
Synonyms:
rage, wrath, fury, indignation, Supported by:{irritability, resentment}, Leads to:{aggressiveness}, Opposite:{loving-kindness}
Pāli term:
kodha, kopa
Anxiety ☁️ dark
24
Synonyms:
agitation, confusion about what is right and wrong, distress, fickleness, fidgetiness, edginess, restlessness, wavering, worry, Supported by:{perturbation}, Leads to:{ignorance}
Pāli term:
kukkucca, uddhacca, darathaja
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Appreciative joy ☀️ bright
8
Synonyms:
mudita, appreciation, rejoicing in the happiness of others, delight in the success of others, Supported by:{contentment, compassion}, Leads to:{politeness, equanimity}, Opposite:{jealousy}
Context:
Mental quality of rejoicing in the success and happiness of others, which counters envy and leads to the abandoning of discontentment from the mind.
Pāli term:
muditā
Argumentativeness ☁️ dark
4
Synonyms:
bickering, contentiousness, contrariness, quarrelsomeness, Supported by:{boastfulness, clinging to rules and observances, jealousy}, Lead to:{aggressiveness, feuding}
Context:
Disposition or tendency to argue, disagree or engage in contention, often motivated by conceit or attachment to views. It obstructs harmony and feeds quarrels, rivalry, and feuding.
Pāli term:
kalaha, viggaha, vivāda
Attachment ☁️ dark
50
Synonyms:
acquisition, bond, clinging, grasping, holding on, possession, entanglement, bound, connected, taking as mine, Supported by:{craving, merit}, Leads to:{dearness, lamentation, sorrow}
Pāli term:
upadhi, upādāna, sakiñcana, mamatta
Aversion ☁️ dark
57
Synonyms:
animosity, hate, hostility, fault-finding mindset, upset, Supported by:{ignorance, perceiving gratification}, Leads to:{displeasure, fear, harm, ill will, impatience, irritability, lack of discernment}, Opposite:{patience}
Context:
A rejecting mental quality rooted in perception, where one instinctively turns away from or resists unpleasant experiences or objects; it manifests as a tendency to push away discomfort, obstructing patience and acceptance
Pāli term:
dosa, paṭighasaññā, vera
B
Bad friendship ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
friendship with unwholesome persons, Supported by:{immaturity, lack of discernment}, Leads to:{consuming intoxicants, moral recklessness, shamelessness, wrong effort}
Pāli term:
pāpamittatā
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Bad habits ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
practice of unbeneficial actions, pursuing unskillful actions, Supported by:{laziness}, Leads to:{harm}
Pāli term:
anuyoga + akusala
Boastfulness ☁️ dark
3
Synonyms:
braggart, exalting oneself, overbearing, self-promotion, self-praising, Supported by:{conceit, personal existence}, Leads to:{argumentativeness}, Opposite:{unassuming}
Pāli term:
attukkaṁsaka
C
15
Synonyms:
attachment to rites and rituals, attachment to precepts, attachment to practices, attachment to customs, attachment to conventions, attachment to traditions, attachment to ceremonies, attachment to rules, attachment to regulations, attachment to laws, Supported by:{wrong view}, Leads to:{stubbornness}
Pāli term:
sīlabbataparāmāsa
Collectedness ☀️ bright
66
Synonyms:
concentration, composed, mental composure, stillness of mind, stability of mind, undistractedness, Supported by:{contentment, full awareness, happiness}, Leads to:{equanimity, flexible, imperturbable, psychic power, vision}
Pāli term:
jhāna, samādhi, samāhita, susamāhita
Companionship 💠 neutral
11
Synonyms:
friendship, fellowship, camaraderie, Supported by:{desire}
Pāli term:
sahāyatā
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Compassion ☀️ bright
11
Synonyms:
benevolence, concern, sympathy, kindness towards those who are suffering, Supported by:{affection, merit, non-harm}, Leads to:{appreciative joy, equanimity}
Context:
Mental quality of wise empathy in response to suffering, which counters qualities of harm or cruelty.
Pāli term:
karuṇā
Complete comprehension ☀️ bright
43
Synonyms:
full understanding, knowing full well, seeing things as they are, Supported by:{wisdom, insight, direct knowledge}, Leads to:{ending}
Pāli term:
pariññāya, sammadaññā, sampajañña, saṅkhāya
Conceit ☁️ dark
59
Synonyms:
arrogance, egotism, pride, self-importance, tendency of self-comparison, Supported by:{ignorance}, Leads to:{argumentativeness, boastfulness, feuding, mental proliferation, personal existence, stubbornness, vanity}, Opposite:{humility, non-identification, non-proliferation}
Context:
self-view expressed as comparison—seeing oneself as superior, inferior, or equal; the persistent “I am” conceit (asmimāna) that underlies identification and fuels rebirth
Pāli term:
māna, atimāna, unnaḷa
Conscience ☀️ bright
21
Synonyms:
with sense of right and wrong, sense of shame, modesty, (comm) originating from inside, Supported by:{respect, truth}, Leads to:{ethical conduct}
Pāli term:
hirī
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Consuming intoxicants ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
drinking liquor and wine, drinking alcohol, taking intoxicating substances, Supported by:{wrong view, bad friendship}, Leads to:{harm, negligence}
Pāli term:
surāmerayapāna
Contempt ☁️ dark
13
Synonyms:
ungratefulness, depreciation, denigration, disrespect, belittlement, disparagement, Supported by:{displeasure, personal existence}, Leads to:{ill will}
Pāli term:
makkha
Contentment ☀️ bright
41
Continuous effort ☀️ bright
22
Synonyms:
unremitting effort, ardent, persistent, zealous, unflagging endeavor, Supported by:{diligence, rousing of energy}, Leads to:{vigour}, Opposite:{laziness}
Context:
The flame of effort. It is the application of diligence put into moment-to-moment continuity
Pāli term:
ātāpī, parakkamma
Craving ☁️ dark
48
Synonyms:
wanting, yearning, longing, lit. thirst, Supported by:{ignorance}, Leads to:{passion, mental proliferation}
Pāli term:
taṇha, abhijjhā
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Cruelty ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
abuse, hurting, fierceness, inhumanity, injuring, viciousness, Supported by:{aversion}, Leads to:{regret}
Pāli term:
vihiṁsā
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Cultivation ☀️ bright
57
Synonyms:
development, improvement, meditation, nurturing, growth, Supported by:{desire, diligence}, Leads to:{good habits}
Context:
The term 'cultivation' implies that which causes to be, it is primarily described in the context of developing and nurturing a bright quality.
Pāli term:
bhāvanā
D
Dearness ☁️ dark
3
Synonyms:
beloved, cherished, pleasing, Supported by:{affection, attachment}, Leads to:{jealousy, sorrow, lamentation}, Opposite: {aversion}
Context:
Mental quality of holding something or someone as 'dear' through attachment, which binds the mind with craving and possessiveness. It is the external fixation upon what the mind clings to, often giving rise to envy, quarrels, and sorrow.
Pāli term:
piya
Delusion ☁️ dark
26
Synonyms:
illusion, hallucination, misapprehension, distorted view, that which fuels further confusion and doubt, Supported by:{ignorance, perceiving gratification}, Leads to:{doubt, lack of discernment}
Pāli term:
moha
Desire 💠 neutral
11
Synonyms:
having an objective, interest, aspiration, wish, intention, impulse, Supported by:{ignorance, wisdom}, Leads to:{self-making, companionship, cultivation, vigour}
Pāli term:
chanda
Diligence ☀️ bright
40
Synonyms:
alertness, carefulness, care, conscientiousness, Leads to:{continuous effort, cultivation, good habits, sense restraint}, Opposite:{negligence}
Pāli term:
appamāda
Direct knowledge ☀️ bright
53
Synonyms:
experiential understanding, direct experience, Supported by:{flexible, tranquility}, Leads to:{complete comprehension}
Context:
A deep, firsthand realization or knowing that arises from personal experience, not from study or conceptual understanding; it is an immediate, unmediated apprehension of truth.
Pāli term:
abhiñña
Discernment ☀️ bright
60
Synonyms:
ability to make out distinctions, ability to discriminate, distinguish, clear seeing, penetrating internal vision, Supported by:{examination, full awareness}, Leads to:{perceiving drawback, wisdom}
Pāli term:
viveka, vipassanā, nipaka, niccheyya
Discontentment ☁️ dark
15
Synonyms:
dissatisfaction, unsatisfactoriness, boredom, Supported by:{craving}, Leads to:{having many desires}
Pāli term:
asantuṭṭhitā, aratī, atitta
Disenchantment ☀️ bright
13
Synonyms:
de-illusionment, disinterest, Supported by:{perceiving drawback, vision}, Leads to:{dispassion}
Pāli term:
nibbidā
Dispassion ☀️ bright
50
Synonyms:
detachment, disinterest, fading of desire, disentanglement, Supported by:{disenchantment}, Leads to:{direct knowledge, giving up}, Opposite:{passion}
Pāli term:
virāga, visaṃyutta
Displeasure ☁️ dark
3
Distraction ☁️ dark
9
Synonyms:
scattered attention, uncollected, not well-composed, with a wandering mind, with runaway thoughts, Supported by:{displeasure, perturbation}, Leads to:{perceiving gratification, muddle-minded}, Opposite:{collectedness}
Pāli term:
asamāhita, asamādhi
Doubt ☁️ dark
23
Synonyms:
confusion, indecisiveness, uncertainty, wavering, perplexity, Supported by:{delusion, speculation}, Leads to:{faithlessness, ignorance}
Pāli term:
vicikiccha, kaṅkhā, vimati
Drowsiness ☁️ dark
18
Synonyms:
sleepiness, torpor, feeling lethargic, lit. stiffness (of mind/body due to tiredness), Supported by:{discontentment}, Leads to:{ignorance}
Pāli term:
middha
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Dullness ☁️ dark
15
Synonyms:
lack or mental clarity or alertness, inertia, mental sluggishness, inattentiveness or lack of sharpness, Supported by:{discontentment}, Leads to:{ignorance}
Pāli term:
thina
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Ending ☀️ bright
60
Synonyms:
cessation, exhaustion, gradual ending, wearing away, Supported by:{free from attachment, complete comprehension}, Leads to:{liberation}
Pāli term:
khaya, khīṇa, nirodha
Equanimity ☀️ bright
26
Synonyms:
mental poise, mental balance, equipose, non-reactivity, composure, Supported by:{collectedness, compassion, appreciative joy}, Guarded by:{patience}, Leads to:{imperturbable}
Pāli term:
upekkha
Ethical conduct ☀️ bright
65
Synonyms:
moral integrity, virtue, Supported by:{conscience, fear of wrongdoing}, Leads to:{non-regret}
Pāli term:
sīla
Examination ☀️ bright
34
Synonyms:
analysis, deliberation, discursive contemplation, investigation, probing, reflection, reviewing, scrutinization, lit. picking, Supported by:{inquisitiveness, mindfulness}, Leads to:{discernment, perceiving drawback, rousing of energy}, Opposite:{speculation}
Context:
Process of a careful inquiry of mental states, qualities, and phenomena, examining their arising, persisting, and ceasing in order to understand their true nature and support the cultivation of wisdom and awakening
Pāli term:
vicaya, parikkhati, dhammavicaya, anupekkhita
F
Faith ☀️ bright
44
Synonyms:
confidence, trust, belief, conviction, Supported by:{suffering}, Leads to:{joy, recollection of the Buddha, recollection of the Dhamma, recollection of the Sangha, rousing of energy}
Pāli term:
saddha, pasanna
Faithlessness ☁️ dark
1
Synonyms:
lack of confidence, lack of conviction, disbelief, cynicism, Supported by:{doubt}, Leads to:{suffering}, Opposite:{faith}
Pāli term:
assadha
Fear ☁️ dark
11
Synonyms:
feeling afraid, timid, dread, fright, horror, panic, terror, Supported by:{harm}, Leads to:{suffering}
Pāli term:
bhaya
Fear of wrongdoing ☀️ bright
17
Synonyms:
conscientious, moral dread, respect for others, (comm) originating from outside, Supported by:{respect}, Leads to:{ethical conduct}
Pāli term:
ottappa
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Feuding ☁️ dark
6
Synonyms:
competitiveness, contentiousness, quarreling, rivalry, opposition, struggle, conflict, Supported by:{argumentativeness, stubbornness}, Leads to:{harm, perturbation}
Pāli term:
paḷāsa
Flexible ☀️ bright
4
Synonyms:
pliable, workable, malleable, yielding, ready, suitable for use, Supported by:{collectedness}, Leads to:{direct knowledge, tame}
Pāli term:
mudu, kammañña
Formless ☀️ bright
8
Synonyms:
immaterial, surpassing forms, Supported by:{imperturbable}, Leads to:{non-proliferation}
Pāli term:
arūpa
Free from attachment ☀️ bright
14
Synonyms:
free from grasping, not appropriating, not taking as mine, without acquisitions, not clinging, not holding onto, Supported by:{giving up}, Leads to:{ending}, Opposite:{attachment}
Pāli term:
nirūpadhi, nānupādāya
Full awareness ☀️ bright
31
Synonyms:
clear comprehension, attentiveness, Supported by:{mindfulness}, Leads to:{collectedness}, Opposite:{distraction}
Pāli term:
sampajañña
G
Giving ☀️ bright
33
Synonyms:
generosity, charity, donating, philanthropy, providing with, gift with, Supported by:{truth}, Leads to:{merit, spiritual life}, Opposite:{stinginess}
Pāli term:
dāna
Giving up ☀️ bright
57
Synonyms:
renunciation, relinquishment, letting go, abandonment, Supported by:{dispassion, spiritual life}, Leads to:{free from attachment}
Pāli term:
nekkhamma
Good friendship ☀️ bright
6
Synonyms:
friendship with wholesome persons, Supported by:{wisdom, diligence}, Leads to:{right view}
Pāli term:
kalyāṇamittatā
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Good habits ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
practice of beneficial actions, pursuing skillful actions, Supported by:{wisdom, diligence}, Leads to:{vigour}
Pāli term:
anuyoga + kusala
Greed ☁️ dark
39
Synonyms:
acquisitiveness, avarice, covetousness, rapacity, money grabbing, grabbiness, Supported by:{mental proliferation}, Leads to:{having many desires, stinginess}
Context:
A grasping mental quality of craving, possessiveness, or lustful wanting that clings to objects or experiences; it fuels attachment and obstructs renunciation and contentment
Pāli term:
lobha
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Happiness ☀️ bright
11
Synonyms:
pleasant abiding, positive state of mind, sense of ease, Supported by:{tranquility}, Leads to:{collectedness}
Pāli term:
sukha, somanassa
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Harm ☁️ dark
30
Synonyms:
injury causing behavior, destructiveness, bad, evil, Supported by:{aggressiveness, bad habits, bad friendship, feuding, non-restraint, treachery, wrong speech}, Leads to:{fear, regret}
Pāli term:
pāpaka
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Having many desires ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
greediness, Related to:{sensual desire}, Supported by:{greed, discontentment}, Leads to:{hypocrisy}
Pāli term:
mahicchatā
Humility ☀️ bright
9
Synonyms:
accepting of correction, modesty, unpretentiousness, humbleness, freedom from self-importance, recognition of limits, staying teachable, Supported by:{respect, sincerity}, Leads to:{politeness, unassuming}, Opposite:{conceit}
Context:
An honest, even-toned self-appraisal that stays open to feedback, honors others, and neither inflates nor denies one’s real abilities; it supports learning, concord, and restraint.
Pāli term:
anatimāna
Hypocrisy ☁️ dark
12
Synonyms:
pretense, insincerity, deceitfulness, putting on a false front, fraudulent, Supported by:{having many desires, shamelessness}, Leads to:{treachery}, Opposite:{sincerity}
Context:
A counterfeit display of virtue or attainment—concealing faults and projecting qualities one lacks—often to secure material support, status, or admiration; it thrives on craving for recognition and collapses with honesty, modesty, and accountability.
Pāli term:
māyāvī
I
Ignorance ☁️ dark
37
Synonyms:
illusion of knowing, fundamental unawareness of the true nature of reality, misunderstanding of how things have come to be, not knowing the four noble truths, Supported by:{anxiety, doubt, drowsiness, dullness, ill will, sensual desire}, Leads to:{aversion, conceit, craving, desire, delusion, immaturity, moral recklessness, passion, shamelessness, unwise attention, wrong view}
Pāli term:
avijjā
Ill will ☁️ dark
12
Synonyms:
actively opposing or rejecting others in thought, thought of malevolence towards another, hostile reflections towards another, Supported by:{aversion, contempt, wrong view}, Leads to:{resentment, ignorance}, Opposite:{loving-kindness}
Context:
A mental quality of actively opposing or rejecting others in thought, manifesting as deliberate thoughts or intentions that oppose kindness and compassion; it fuels conflict and obstructs goodwill.
Pāli term:
byāpāda
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Immaturity ☁️ dark
19
Synonyms:
lacking in discernment, lacking in good sense, child-like in understanding, lack of wisdom, lack of experience, foolishness, Supported by:{ignorance}, Leads to:{bad friendship}
Pāli term:
bāla
Impartiality ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
suchness, equipose, unaffectedness, Supported by:{quenching}
Context:
Represents the nature of an awakened being - steady, incorruptible, not favoring or rejecting based on personal bias.
Pāli term:
tādibhāva
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Impatience ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
eagerness for results, impulsiveness, lack of tolerance, unable to endure, Supported by:{aversion, wrong intention}, Leads to:{irritability}
Pāli term:
akkhama
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Imperturbable ☀️ bright
20
Synonyms:
unagitated, unmoved, unruffled, unshaken, untroubled, unwavering, without mental unease, Supported by:{collectedness, equanimity}, Leads to:{formless}
Pāli term:
aparitassa, anigha
Inquisitiveness ☀️ bright
6
Synonyms:
considering, curiosity, inquiring, testing, Leads to:{learned, examination}, Supported by:{inspiration}
Pāli term:
vīmaṃsā
Insanity ☁️ dark
1
Synonyms:
craziness, mental derangement, lunacy, loss of reason, madness, Supported by:{unwise attention, wrong view}, Leads to:{suffering}
Context:
A disturbed and unstable mental condition in which the mind is scattered, erratic, or deranged. It can range from temporary disorientation and agitation to severe forms of insanity, obstructing clarity and discernment.
Pāli term:
ummattaka, cittakkhepa
Insight ☀️ bright
10
Synonyms:
having insight, with understanding, right knowledge, Supported by:{wisdom}, Leads to:{direct knowledge, recognition of impermanence, recognition of unsatisfactoriness, recognition of not-self, recognition of unattractiveness}
Context:
Insight is the deep, intuitive realization, a penetrative seeing into the true nature of things that transforms understanding
Pāli term:
ñāṇa, sammāñāṇa
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Inspiration ☀️ bright
3
Synonyms:
eloquence, intuition, ingenuity, wit, creativity, Supported by:{truth}, Leads to:{inquisitiveness}, Opposite:{mental proliferation}
Context:
A mental quality characterized by a sudden burst of creative insight or understanding, often leading to innovative ideas or solutions.
Pāli term:
paṭibhāna
Irritability ☁️ dark
4
Synonyms:
crankiness, moodiness, being prone to annoyance, being prone to anger, Supported by:{displeasure, impatience}, Leads to:{anger, wrong speech}
Pāli term:
kodhana
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J
Jealousy ☁️ dark
8
Synonyms:
covetousness, envy, possessiveness, protective of, unwilling to part with, Supported by:{dearness}, Leads to:{argumentativeness}, Opposite:{appreciative joy}
Pāli term:
issā
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Joy ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
gladness, wellbeing, Supported by:{non-regret}, Leads to:{joyful pleasure}
Pāli term:
pāmojja
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Joyful pleasure ☀️ bright
15
Synonyms:
heartfelt joy, spiritual rapture, lit. lovely feeling, Supported by:{joy}, Leads to:{one-pointedness, tranquility}
Pāli term:
pīti
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L
Lack of discernment ☁️ dark
17
Synonyms:
lack of clear comprehension, lack of wisdom, child-like in understanding, Supported by:{passion, aversion, delusion, unwise attention}, Leads to:{immaturity, bad friendship}
Pāli term:
asampajañña, bāla, duppañña
Lamentation ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
crying, wailing, mourning, Supported by:{attachment, dearness}, Leads to:{sorrow}
Pāli term:
parideva
Laziness ☁️ dark
18
Synonyms:
indolence, idleness, inactivity, sluggishness, Supported by:{weak in effort}, Leads to:{bad habits}, Opposite:{continuous effort, rousing of energy}
Context:
Laziness is a mental quality characterized by unwillingness or lack of energy and motivation to engage in wholesome activities or exert effort; it leads to stagnation and missed opportunities for growth.
Pāli term:
kosajja, tandī, ālasya
Learned ☀️ bright
16
Synonyms:
having knowledge, well studied, Supported by:{truth}, Leads to:{inquisitiveness}
Context:
Refers to a person who is well educated and knowledgeable. Learning is the process of acquiring knowledge.
Pāli term:
bahussuta, suta
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Liberation ☀️ bright
45
Synonyms:
freedom, release, deliverance, emancipation, Supported by:{ending}, Leads to:{quenching}
Context:
Liberation can imply a temporary release of the mind, i.e. liberated from certain unwholesome mental qualities or complete liberation from all unwholesome qualities of the mind, i.e. Nibbāna
Pāli term:
vimutti, nibbāna
Loving-kindness ☀️ bright
37
Synonyms:
goodwill, benevolence, kindness, friendliness, Supported by:{right view}, Leads to:{affection}, Opposite:{ill will}
Context:
Mental quality of universal goodwill and non-harming toward all beings, which counters qualities of ill will and hatred.
Pāli term:
metta, abyāpāda, abyāpajja
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Mental proliferation ☁️ dark
9
Synonyms:
conceptual proliferation, conceptualization, forming various opinions, Supported by:{conceit, craving, speculation}, Leads to:{greed, self-making}, Opposite:{inspiration, non-proliferation}
Context:
Tendency to overelaborate mental constructs—such as opinions, judgments, projections, and narratives—arising from sensory experience. It entangles the mind in a cascade of thoughts, concepts, and perceptions, giving rise to unwholesome states and suffering.
Pāli term:
papañca
Merit ☀️ bright
17
Synonyms:
good deeds, spiritual wealth, Supported by:{giving}, Leads to:{attachment, compassion}
Pāli term:
puñña, kalyāṇa
Mindfulness ☀️ bright
76
Synonyms:
being present, keeping in mind, awareness, observing body, felt experience, mind, and mental qualities, Supported by:{right view, right effort, wakefulness, wise attention}, Leads to:{examination, full awareness}, Opposite:{muddle-minded}
Pāli term:
sati, anupassanā
Moral recklessness ☁️ dark
3
Synonyms:
fearlessness of wrongdoing, without concern for others, lack of prudence, Supported by:{ignorance, bad friendship}, Leads to:{harm, sexual misconduct, slaughtering, stealing, unprincipled}
Pāli term:
anottappa
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Muddle-minded ☁️ dark
8
Synonyms:
forgetfulness, not mindful, Supported by:{distraction, wrong effort}, Leads to:{displeasure, weak in effort}, Opposite:{mindfulness}
Pāli term:
muṭṭhassatī
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Negligence ☁️ dark
24
Synonyms:
carelessness, heedlessness, inattentiveness, Supported by:{consuming intoxicants, sensual desire, wrong view}, Leads to:{non-restraint, weak in effort}, Opposite:{diligence}
Pāli term:
pamāda
Non-harm ☀️ bright
28
Synonyms:
non-violence, non-injury, harmlessness, non-killing, non-hurting, Supported by:{right view, right intention, right speech}, Guarded by:{right effort, mindfulness, patience}, Leads to:{right livelihood, without fear}
Pāli term:
avihiṃsā, ahiṁsa
Non-identification ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
principle of non-identification, (comm) no craving, lit. not made of that state, Supported by:{equanimity, non-proliferation}, Leads to:{complete comprehension}, Opposite:{conceit}
Pāli term:
atammayatā
Non-proliferation ☀️ bright
6
Synonyms:
not forming various opinions, Supported by:{formless}, Leads to:{non-identification}, Opposite:{mental proliferation}
Pāli term:
nippapañca
Non-regret ☀️ bright
1
Synonyms:
non-remorse, lit. not remembering back negatively, Supported by:{ethical conduct}, Leads to:{joy}
Context:
A mental quality of not regretting past actions, characterized by a clear conscience and absence of remorse; it arises from accomplishment in ethical conduct
Pāli term:
avippaṭisāra
Non-restraint ☁️ dark
10
Synonyms:
unguarded in sense faculties, not watching the sense doors, grasping at prominent features or details of sense objects, Supported by:{negligence}, Leads to:{adventurous, discontentment}
Pāli term:
asaṁvara, asaṁyama
Not taking what is not given ☀️ bright
3
Synonyms:
not stealing, trustworthiness, honesty regarding possessions, accepting what is offered, Supported by:{right intention}, Leads to:{right livelihood}, Opposite:{stealing}
Pāli term:
adinnādāna veramaṇī
O
One-pointedness ☀️ bright
16
Synonyms:
concentration, focus, oneness, singleness of mind, unification of mind, Supported by:{joyful pleasure}, Leads to:{tranquility}
Pāli term:
ekagga
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P
Passion ☁️ dark
61
Synonyms:
burning fever, intense desire, strong emotion, infatuation, obsession, lust, Supported by:{craving, ignorance, perceiving gratification}, Leads to:{perceiving gratification, lack of discernment}, Opposite:{dispassion}
Pāli term:
rāga
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Patience ☀️ bright
8
Synonyms:
endurance, tolerance, forbearance, Supported by:{wisdom, tame}, Leads to:{self-control}, Opposite:{impatience}
Pāli term:
khanti, khama
Perceiving drawback ☀️ bright
6
Synonyms:
observing the disadvantage, contemplating the unsatisfactoriness, Supported by:{examination}, Leads to:{recognition of impermanence, recognition of not-self, recognition of unattractiveness, recognition of unsatisfactoriness}
Pāli term:
ādīnavānupassī
Perceiving gratification ☁️ dark
7
Synonyms:
following pleasure, seeing enjoyment, sign of beautiful, Supported by:{passion, distraction}, Leads to:{sensual desire}, Opposite:{perceiving drawback}
Pāli term:
assādānupassī
Personal existence ☁️ dark
21
Synonyms:
identity view, self-view, self-identification, embodied being, egoism, Supported by:{self-making, self-erasure}, Leads to:{boastfulness, contempt, vanity}
Pāli term:
sakkāya-diṭṭhi
Perturbation ☁️ dark
11
Synonyms:
agitation, disturbance, excitement, being stirred up, lit. shaking, Supported by:{feuding}, Leads to:{anxiety, distraction}
Pāli term:
kopa, uddhacca, āvila
Politeness ☀️ bright
5
Synonyms:
courtesy, being considerate, being well-mannered, friendliness, Supported by:{appreciative joy, humility}, Leads to:{non-regret}, Guarded by:{patience}
Context:
A relational quality of being considerate, timely, and gentle in conduct—especially in speech—that gives ease to others, attends to social cues, and avoids harshness; it supports concord in community.
Pāli term:
paṭisanthāra, saṇha, sorata, sappatissa
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Psychic power ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
supernormal abilities, psychic ability, spiritual power, Supported by:{collectedness}, Leads to:{faith, vigour}
Pāli term:
iddhi, iddhimant
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Q
Quenching ☀️ bright
16
Synonyms:
being cooled, free from hope, fulfilled, fully satiated, having attained emancipation, Supported by:{liberation}, Leads to:{impartiality, safety, sorrow-free, without fear, with nothing}
Pāli term:
nibbuta, nirāsa
R
Recognition of impermanence ☀️ bright
30
Synonyms:
perception of impermanence, Supported by:{insight, perceiving drawback}, Leads to:{vision}
Pāli term:
aniccasaññā
Recognition of not-self ☀️ bright
11
Synonyms:
perception of not-self, recognition of alteration and changing nature, Supported by:{insight, perceiving drawback}, Leads to:{vision}
Pāli term:
anattasaññā
Recognition of unattractiveness ☀️ bright
6
Synonyms:
perception of unattractiveness, recognition of the drawbacks, Supported by:{insight, perceiving drawback}, Leads to:{vision}
Pāli term:
asubhasaññā
Recognition of unsatisfactoriness ☀️ bright
11
Synonyms:
perception of unsatisfactoriness, recognition of discontentment, Supported by:{insight, perceiving drawback}, Leads to:{vision}
Pāli term:
dukkhasaññā
Recollection of death ☀️ bright
8
Synonyms:
mindfulness of death, Supported by:{mindfulness, truth}, Leads to:{vision}
Pāli term:
maraṇassati
Recollection of the Buddha ☀️ bright
26
Synonyms:
recollection of Buddha, mindfulness of the Buddha, reflection on the qualities of the Buddha, Supported by:{faith}, Leads to:{joy}
Context:
Mental quality of reflecting on the qualities of the Buddha, which counters doubt and strengthens faith.
Pāli term:
buddhānussati, buddhānusmṛti
Recollection of the Dhamma ☀️ bright
16
Synonyms:
recollection of Dhamma, mindfulness of the Dhamma, reflection on the qualities of the Dhamma, Supported by:{faith}, Leads to:{joy}
Context:
Mental quality of reflecting on the qualities of the Dhamma, which counters doubt and strengthens faith.
Pāli term:
dhammānussati, dhammānusmṛti
Recollection of the Sangha ☀️ bright
13
Synonyms:
recollection of Saṅgha, mindfulness of the Saṅgha, reflection on the qualities of the Saṅgha, Supported by:{faith}, Leads to:{joy}
Context:
Mental quality of reflecting on the qualities of the Saṅgha, which counters doubt and strengthens faith.
Pāli term:
saṅghānussati, saṅghānusmṛti
Regret ☁️ dark
7
Synonyms:
to be burned, to be consumed, to suffer remorse, Supported by:{cruelty, harm, sexual misconduct, slaughtering, stealing, unprincipled}, Leads to:{suffering}
Pāli term:
tappati
Resentment ☁️ dark
7
Synonyms:
bearing a grudge, harboring enmity, Supported by:{ill will}, Leads to:{anger}, Opposite:{loving-kindness}
Pāli term:
upanāha
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Respect ☀️ bright
18
Synonyms:
reverence, veneration, regard, admiration, appreciation, deference, honour, attentiveness, Supported by:{truth}, Leads to:{fear of wrongdoing, humility}
Pāli term:
gārava, sakkāra
Right effort ☀️ bright
13
Synonyms:
right endeavor, right striving, Supported by:{right livelihood, vigour}, Leads to:{mindfulness}, Guarded by:{right view, mindfulness}, Opposite:{weak in effort, wrong effort}
Context:
Energy and resolve directed toward preventing unwholesome states from arising, abandoning arisen unwholesome states, cultivating wholesome states, and maintaining arisen wholesome states; persistent application of the mind aligned with the path.
Pāli term:
sammāvāyāma
Right intention ☀️ bright
5
Synonyms:
correct resolve, wholesome thought, skillful aspiration, right volition, Supported by:{right view}, Guarded by:{right view, right effort, mindfulness}, Leads to:{right speech, non-harm}
Pāli term:
sammāsaṅkappa
Right livelihood ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
correct livelihood, right mode of earning a living, Supported by:{non-harm, not taking what is not given}, Guarded by:{right view, right effort, mindfulness}, Leads to:{right effort}
Pāli term:
sammāājīva
Right speech ☀️ bright
22
Synonyms:
truthful speech, honest speech, kind speech, beneficial speech, harmonious speech, articulate words, eloquent communication, Supported by:{right intention}, Guarded by:{right view, right effort, mindfulness}, Leads to:{non-harm}
Pāli term:
sammāvācā
Right view ☀️ bright
19
Synonyms:
right understanding, right belief, view that is inline with the Dhamma, Guarded by:{right effort, mindfulness}, Leads to:{loving-kindness, non-harm}
Pāli term:
sammādiṭṭhi
Rousing of energy ☀️ bright
38
Synonyms:
determination, being energetic, taking initiative, making a mental decision to act, Supported by:{faith, examination}, Leads to:{continuous effort}, Opposite:{weak in effort}
Pāli term:
vīriyārambha, āraddhavīriya, uṭṭhānavant, atandita
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S
Safety ☀️ bright
3
Synonyms:
sanctuary, security, peace, rest, Supported by:{quenching}, Leads to:{without fear}
Pāli term:
khema
Self-control ☀️ bright
16
Synonyms:
self-restraint, self-mastery, Supported by:{patience}, Leads to:{contentment}
Pāli term:
saṃvara, saññata, saṃvuta
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Qualities:
Self-erasure ☁️ dark
3
Synonyms:
non-being craving, identity deletion, urge to vanish, self-negation, annihilation drive, Supported by:{wrong view}, Leads to:{personal existence}
Context:
A craving to end suffering through erasure of current experience or identity, e.g. “This self is unbearable; I want out.”
Pāli term:
vibhavataṇhā
Self-making ☁️ dark
13
Synonyms:
an aspiration for identity, drive for status or attainment, craving to be, romanticizing some better self or future state, Supported by:{mental proliferation}, Leads to:{personal existence}
Context:
Spiritual or worldly striving to “be someone,” the “I must become something” energy
Pāli term:
bhavataṇhā, bhavesanā
Sense restraint ☀️ bright
16
Synonyms:
guarding the sense faculties, watching the sense doors, not grasping at the prominent features or details of sense objects, moderation in eating, Supported by:{diligence}, Leads to:{contentment, wakefulness}, Opposite:{non-restraint}
Pāli term:
indriya saṃvara
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Qualities:
Sensual desire ☁️ dark
76
Synonyms:
passion for sensual pleasures, lust, craving for pleasure, pulled towards enticing sense objects, Supported by:{perceiving gratification, stinginess, wrong intention}, Leads to:{ignorance, negligence}
Pāli term:
kāmacchanda
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Qualities:
Sexual misconduct ☁️ dark
8
Synonyms:
crossing boundaries, infidelity, inappropriate sexual behavior, unfaithfulness to one's partner, Supported by:{moral recklessness, shamelessness, wrong intention, wrong speech}, Leads to:{regret, wrong livelihood}
Pāli term:
kāmesumicchācāra
Shamelessness ☁️ dark
4
Synonyms:
act without thinking about what is right, fair, or appropriate, disregarding one's moral sense of right and wrong, unconscientiousness, Supported by:{ignorance, bad friendship}, Leads to:{hypocrisy, sexual misconduct, stealing, unprincipled}
Pāli term:
ahirika
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Sincerity ☀️ bright
4
Synonyms:
genuineness, honesty, straightforwardness, openness, non-deception, Supported by:{conscience, truth}, Guarded by:{fear of wrongdoing}, Leads to:{humility}, Opposite:{hypocrisy}
Context:
Inner alignment of intention and speech with what is true—nothing hidden or embellished; willing to admit faults or uncertainty and to keep one’s word without manipulating appearances.
Pāli term:
amāyā
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Slaughtering ☁️ dark
9
Synonyms:
killing, murdering, taking life, Supported by:{moral recklessness, wrong intention, wrong speech}, Leads to:{regret, wrong livelihood}
Pāli term:
pāṇātipāta
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Qualities:
Solitude ☀️ bright
27
Synonyms:
seclusion, privacy, aloofness, non-association, Leads to:{wholesome}
Pāli term:
viveka, asaṃsaṭṭha
Sorrow ☁️ dark
10
Synonyms:
grief, sadness, Supported by:{attachment, dearness, lamentation}, Leads to:{suffering}, Opposite:{sorrow-free}
Pāli term:
soka, socati
Sorrow-free ☀️ bright
15
Synonyms:
free from sadness, without grief, Supported by:{quenching}, Opposite:{sorrow}
Pāli term:
asoka, visoka
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Speculation ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
analytical thinking disconnected from direct experience, conjecture, discursive reasoning, theorizing, hypothesis-making, reasoned reflection, Supported by:{unwise attention}, Leads to:{mental proliferation, doubt}, Opposite:{examination}
Context:
A form of discursive thought that wanders into conjecture and theorizing, disconnected from direct experience. It involves moving from one idea to another through logic and argument, and is often rooted in unwise attention. Speculation can further proliferate into views and opinions.
Pāli term:
takka
Spiritual life ☀️ bright
9
Synonyms:
abstinence, celibacy, chastity, holy life, sexual restraint, Supported by:{giving, wisdom}, Leads to:{giving up}
Context:
A life of celibacy, contemplation, and ethical discipline lived for the sake of liberation; oriented toward inner development rather than sensual pleasures
Pāli term:
brahmacariya
Stealing ☁️ dark
9
Synonyms:
theft, taking what is not given, taking what is not offerred, dishonesty regarding possessions, Supported by:{moral recklessness, shamelessness, wrong intention, wrong speech}, Leads to:{regret, wrong livelihood}, Opposite:{not taking what is not given}
Pāli term:
adinnādānā
Stinginess ☁️ dark
14
Synonyms:
miserliness, meanness, tight-fistedness, Leads to:{sensual desire}, Opposite:{giving}
Pāli term:
macchariya
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Qualities:
Stubbornness ☁️ dark
7
Synonyms:
bullheadedness, obstinacy, inflexibility, pigheadedness, Supported by:{clinging to rules and observances}, Leads to:{feuding}
Pāli term:
thambha
Suffering ☁️ dark
62
Synonyms:
discomfort, unpleasantness, discontentedness, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, distress, affliction, Supported by:{faithlessness, fear, regret, insanity, unwholesome}, Leads to:{faith}
Pāli term:
dukkha
T
Tame ☀️ bright
10
Synonyms:
trained, mastered, subdued, Supported by:{flexible}, Leads to:{patience}, Opposite:{adventurous}
Pāli term:
danta
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Qualities:
Tranquility ☀️ bright
49
Synonyms:
calmness, peacefulness, serenity, Supported by:{joyful pleasure, one-pointedness}, Leads to:{happiness}
Pāli term:
passaddhi, upasama, upasanta
Treachery ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
deviousness, scamming, betrayal, Supported by:{hypocrisy, unprincipled}, Leads to:{harm, wrong livelihood}
Pāli term:
sāṭheyya
Truth ☀️ bright
11
Synonyms:
accuracy, reliability, verifiability, Leads to:{conscience, giving, inspiration, learned, respect}
Pāli term:
sacca
U
Unassuming ☀️ bright
6
Synonyms:
courteous, low-key, respectful, not impudent, self-effacing, unpretentious, Supported by:{humility, contentment}, Leads to:{non-regret}, Opposite:{boastfulness}
Context:
A gentle, low-profile way of speaking and acting that avoids drawing attention to oneself; restrained in self-display, giving space to others, and simple in manner.
Pāli term:
appagabbha, sorata
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Undeveloped ☁️ dark
1
Synonyms:
not cultivated, Leads to:{passion}
Pāli term:
abhāvita
Unprincipled ☁️ dark
15
Synonyms:
lacking in moral principles, lacking in ethics, immoral, Supported by:{moral recklessness, shamelessness}, Leads to:{treachery, regret}
Pāli term:
dussīlya
Unwholesome ☁️ dark
19
Synonyms:
blameworthy, unhealthy, unskillful, unbeneficial, karmically unprofitable, Leads to:{suffering}, Opposite:{wholesome}
Pāli term:
akusala
Unwise attention ☁️ dark
6
Synonyms:
improper attention, imprudent use of the mind, unfocused attention, Supported by:{negligence, ignorance}, Leads to:{lack of discernment, speculation}
Pāli term:
ayonisomanasikāra
V
Vanity ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
drinking one's own cool-aid, excess, extravagance, indulgence, intoxication, Supported by:{personal existence}, Leads to:{craving, negligence}
Pāli term:
mada
Vigour ☀️ bright
17
Synonyms:
energy, effort, enthusiasm, zeal, application of will, persistence, Leads to:{right effort}, Supported by:{continuous effort, desire, good habits}
Pāli term:
vīriya
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Vision ☀️ bright
10
Synonyms:
seeing clearly, seeing things as they are, seeing the truth, seeing the dhamma, Supported by:{collectedness, recognition of impermanence, recogntion of unsatisfactoriness, recognition of not-self, recognition of unattractiveness, recollection of death}, Leads to:{disenchantment}
Pāli term:
dassana
W
Wakefulness ☀️ bright
8
Synonyms:
lucidity, alertness, vigilance, watchfulness, Supported by:{sense restraint}, Leads to:{mindfulness}
Pāli term:
jāgariyā
Weak in effort ☁️ dark
7
Synonyms:
low in energy, lacking in endurance, lax, loose, slack, unaspirated, indistinct, Supported by:{negligence, muddle-minded}, Leads to:{laziness}, Opposite:{continuous effort, right effort, rousing of energy}
Pāli term:
hīnavīriya, sithila
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Qualities:
Wholesome ☀️ bright
28
Synonyms:
blameless, skillful, beneficial, good, useful, healthy, nourishing, sustaining, Supported by:{solitude}, Leads to:{joy}, Opposite:{unwholesome}
Pāli term:
kusala
Wisdom ☀️ bright
109
Synonyms:
the quality of possessing experience alongside knowledge and sound judgment, (of a person) wise, astutue, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths, Leads to:{good friendship, good habits, insight, patience}
Pāli term:
paññā, vijjā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita
Wise attention ☀️ bright
17
Synonyms:
proper attention, prudent use of the mind, attention to the source, Supported by:{wisdom, perceiving drawback}, Leads to:{mindfulness}
Pāli term:
yonisomanasikāra
With nothing ☀️ bright
5
Synonyms:
having no-thing, possession-less, Supported by:{quenching}
Pāli term:
akiñcana
Without fear ☀️ bright
6
Synonyms:
fearlessness, free of distress, Supported by:{non-harm, quenching, safety}
Pāli term:
niddara
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Qualities:
Wrong effort ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
incorrect endeavor, Supported by:{bad friendship, wrong livelihood}, Leads to:{muddle-minded}, Opposite:{right effort}
Pāli term:
micchāvāyāma
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Qualities:
Wrong intention ☁️ dark
3
Synonyms:
incorrect resolve, unwholesome thought, unskillful aspiration, wrong thought, harmful volition, Supported by:{wrong view}, Leads to:{irritability, sensual desire, wrong speech}
Pāli term:
micchāsaṅkappa
Wrong livelihood ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
unwholesome livelihood, wrong way of earning a living, Supported by:{greed, sexual misconduct, slaughtering, stealing, treachery}, Leads to:{wrong effort}
Pāli term:
micchāājīva
Wrong speech ☁️ dark
22
Synonyms:
false speech, lying, divisive, slanderous or defamatory or malicious speech, abusive or rude or unkind way of speaking, meaningless talk or idle chatter or gossip, Supported by:{wrong intention, irritability}, Leads to:{harm, sexual misconduct, slaughtering, stealing}
Pāli term:
musāvāda, pisuṇavācā, pharusāvācā, samphappalāpa
Wrong view ☁️ dark
29
Synonyms:
distorted or inverted perception, untrue view, false belief, Supported by:{unwise attention, ignorance}, Leads to:{wrong intention}
Pāli term:
micchādiṭṭhi