Discover Discourses by Qualities
A
Adventurous ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
audacious, bold, wild, unrestrained, untamed
Pāli term:
adanta
Affection ☀️ bright
3
Synonyms:
dearness, fondness
Pāli term:
pema
Aggressiveness ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
hostility, antagonism, belligerence, combativeness, pugnacity, violence, injury causing behavior
Pāli term:
sārambha, caṇḍa
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Anger ☁️ dark
17
Synonyms:
rage, wrath, fury, indignation
Pāli term:
kodha, kopa
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Anxiety ☁️ dark
15
Synonyms:
agitation, confusion about what is right and wrong, distress, fickleness, fidgetiness, edginess, restlessness, wavering, worry
Pāli term:
kukkucca, uddhacca, darathaja
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Appreciative joy ☀️ bright
5
Synonyms:
mudita, appreciation, rejoicing in the happiness of others, delight in the success of others
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
Attachment ☁️ dark
29
Synonyms:
acquisition, bond, clinging, grasping, holding on, possession, entanglement, bound, connected
Pāli term:
upadhi, upādāna, sakiñcana
Aversion ☁️ dark
34
Synonyms:
animosity, ill will, hate, hostility, fault-finding mindset, upset
Context:
A rejecting mental quality of ill will, irritation, or hostility that pushes away unpleasant objects or experiences; it fuels conflict and resists acceptance, obstructing patience and kindness
Pāli term:
dosa, vera
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B
Bad friendship ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
friendship with unwholesome persons
Pāli term:
pāpamittatā
Bad habits ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
practice of unbeneficial actions, pursuing unskillful actions
Pāli term:
anuyoga + akusala
Boastfulness ☁️ dark
1
Synonyms:
braggart, exalting oneself, overbearing, self-promotion, self-praising
Pāli term:
attukkaṁsaka
C
Celibacy ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
abstinence, chastity, sexual restraint
Pāli term:
brahmacariya
9
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
Pāli term:
sīlabbataparāmāsa
Collectedness ☀️ bright
33
Synonyms:
concentration, composed, mental composure, stillness of mind, stability of mind, undistractedness
Pāli term:
jhāna, samādhi, samāhita
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Companionship 💠 neutral
6
Synonyms:
friendship, fellowship, camaraderie
Pāli term:
sahāyatā
Compassion ☀️ bright
5
Synonyms:
benevolence, concern, sympathy, kindness towards those who are suffering
Context:
Mental quality of wise empathy in response to suffering, which counters qualities of harm or cruelty.
Pāli term:
karuṇā
Complete comprehension ☀️ bright
27
Synonyms:
full understanding, knowing full well, seeing things as they are
Pāli term:
sampajañña, saṅkhāya
Conceit ☁️ dark
35
Synonyms:
arrogance, egotism, pride, self-importance, tendency of self-comparison
Pāli term:
māna, unnaḷa
Conscience ☀️ bright
16
Synonyms:
with sense of right and wrong, sense of shame, modesty, (comm) originating from inside
Pāli term:
hirī
Consuming intoxicants ☁️ dark
1
Synonyms:
drinking liquor and wine, drinking alcohol, taking intoxicating substances
Pāli term:
surāmerayapāna
Contemplation ☀️ bright
3
Synonyms:
deliberation, reflection, weighing, measuring, refining one's understanding, cogitation
Pāli term:
anupassanā
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Contempt ☁️ dark
7
Synonyms:
ungratefulness, depreciation, denigration, disrespect, belittlement, disparagement
Pāli term:
makkha
Contentment ☀️ bright
26
Synonyms:
satisfaction, ease, having few desires, fewness of wishes
Pāli term:
santutthi, appicchatā
Continuous effort ☀️ bright
11
Synonyms:
unremitting effort, ardent, persistent, zealous, unflagging endeavor
Pāli term:
ātāpī, parakkamma
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Craving ☁️ dark
23
Synonyms:
wanting, yearning, longing, lit. thirst
Pāli term:
taṇha
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Cruelty ☁️ dark
3
Synonyms:
abuse, hurting, fierceness, inhumanity, injuring, viciousness
Pāli term:
vihiṁsā
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Cultivation ☀️ bright
39
Synonyms:
development, improvement, meditation, nurturing, growth
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
Desire 💠 neutral
5
Synonyms:
having an objective, interest, aspiration, wish, intention, impulse
Pāli term:
chanda
Diligence ☀️ bright
25
Synonyms:
alertness, carefulness, care, conscientiousness
Pāli term:
appamāda
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Direct knowledge ☀️ bright
31
Synonyms:
experiential understanding, direct experience
Pāli term:
abhiññāya
Discernment ☀️ bright
41
Synonyms:
able to judge well, able to see distinctions, ability to discriminate, distinguish, clear seeing, penetrating internal vision, insight
Pāli term:
vipassanā, nipaka, niccheyya
Discontentment ☁️ dark
8
Synonyms:
dissatisfaction, unsatisfactoriness, boredom
Pāli term:
asantuṭṭhitā, aratī, atitta
Disenchantment ☀️ bright
9
Dispassion ☀️ bright
25
Synonyms:
detachment, disinterest, fading of desire, disentanglement
Pāli term:
virāga, visaṃyutta
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Displeasure ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
bitterness, unhappiness, bitterness
Pāli term:
domanassa
Distraction ☁️ dark
7
Synonyms:
scattered attention, uncollected, not well-composed, with a wandering mind, with runaway thoughts
Pāli term:
asamāhita
Disturbed ☁️ dark
3
Synonyms:
agitated, stirred up, cloudy, foggy, murky
Pāli term:
āvilena, pakopa
Doubt ☁️ dark
13
Synonyms:
confusion, indecisiveness, uncertainty, wavering, perplexity
Pāli term:
vicikiccha, kaṅkhā, vimati
Drowsiness ☁️ dark
9
Synonyms:
sleepiness, torpor, feeling lethargic, lit. stiffness (of mind/body due to tiredness)
Pāli term:
middha
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Dullness ☁️ dark
7
Synonyms:
lack or mental clarity or alertness, inertia, mental sluggishness, inattentiveness or lack of sharpness
Pāli term:
thina
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E
Ending ☀️ bright
9
Synonyms:
cessation, gradual ending
Pāli term:
nirodha
Equanimity ☀️ bright
11
Synonyms:
mental poise, mental balance, equipose, non-reactivity, composure
Pāli term:
upekkha
Ethical conduct ☀️ bright
37
Synonyms:
moral integrity, virtue
Pāli term:
sīla
Examination ☀️ bright
11
Synonyms:
analysis, investigation, probing, lit. picking
Context:
Careful investigation and discernment of mental qualities; exploring their arising, persisting, and ceasing, to understand their true nature and support the development of wisdom and awakening.
Pāli term:
vicaya, parikkhati
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F
Faith ☀️ bright
23
Synonyms:
confidence, trust, belief, conviction
Pāli term:
saddha
Faithlessness ☁️ dark
1
Synonyms:
lack of confidence, lack of conviction, disbelief, cynicism
Pāli term:
assadha
Fear of wrongdoing ☀️ bright
11
Synonyms:
moral dread, respect for others, (comm) originating from outside
Pāli term:
ottappa
Fearful ☁️ dark
7
Synonyms:
feeling afraid, timid, dread, fright, horror, panic, terror
Pāli term:
bhaya
Feuding ☁️ dark
3
Synonyms:
competitiveness, contentiousness, quarreling, rivalry, opposition, struggle, conflict
Pāli term:
paḷāsa
Flexible ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
pliable, workable, malleable, yielding, ready, suitable for use
Pāli term:
mudu, kammañña
Formless ☀️ bright
3
Synonyms:
immaterial, surpassing forms
Pāli term:
arūpa
Full awareness ☀️ bright
14
Synonyms:
clear comprehension, attentiveness
Pāli term:
sampajañña
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G
Giving ☀️ bright
23
Synonyms:
generosity, charity, donating, philanthropy, providing with, gift with
Pāli term:
dāna
Giving up ☀️ bright
28
Synonyms:
renunciation, relinquishment, letting go, abandonment
Pāli term:
nekkhamma
Good friendship ☀️ bright
4
Synonyms:
friendship with wholesome persons
Pāli term:
kalyāṇamittatā
Good habits ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
practice of beneficial actions, pursuing skillful actions
Pāli term:
anuyoga + kusala
Greed ☁️ dark
14
Synonyms:
acquisitiveness, avarice, covetousness, rapacity, money grabbing, grabbiness
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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H
Harmful ☁️ dark
20
Synonyms:
injurious, destructive, bad, evil
Pāli term:
pāpaka
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Having many desires ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
greediness
Pāli term:
mahicchatā
Humility ☀️ bright
5
Synonyms:
modesty, unpretentiousness, humbleness, lack of pride
Pāli term:
anatimāna
Hypocrisy ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
pretense, insincerity, deceitfulness, putting on a false front, fraudulent
Pāli term:
māyāvī
I
Ignorance ☁️ dark
24
Synonyms:
delusion, 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
Pāli term:
avijja
Illusion ☁️ dark
12
Synonyms:
delusion, hallucination, misapprehension, distorted view, that which fuels further confusion and doubt
Pāli term:
moha
Immaturity ☁️ dark
12
Synonyms:
lacking in discernment, lacking in good sense, child-like in understanding, lack of wisdom, lack of experience, foolishness
Pāli term:
bāla
Impartiality ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
suchness, equipose, unaffectedness
Context:
Represents the nature of an awakened being - steady, incorruptible, not favoring or rejecting based on personal bias.
Pāli term:
tādibhāva
Impatience ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
eagerness for results, impulsiveness, lack of tolerance, unable to endure
Pāli term:
akkhama
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Imperturbable ☀️ bright
10
Synonyms:
unagitated, unshaken, untroubled, unwavering, without mental unease
Pāli term:
aparitassa, anigha
Inquisitiveness ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
considering, curious, inquiring, testing
Pāli term:
vīmaṃsā
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Irritability ☁️ dark
3
Synonyms:
crankiness, moodiness, being prone to annoyance, being prone to anger
Pāli term:
kodhana
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J
Jealousy ☁️ dark
7
Synonyms:
covetousness, envy, possessiveness, protective of, unwilling to part with
Pāli term:
issā
Joyful pleasure ☀️ bright
3
Synonyms:
heartfelt joy, spiritual rapture, lit. lovely feeling
Pāli term:
pīti
K
Knowledge ☀️ bright
3
Synonyms:
knowing (of), insight (into), understanding (of), right knowledge
Pāli term:
ñāṇa, sammāñāṇa
L
Lack of discernment ☁️ dark
9
Synonyms:
lack of clear comprehension, lack of wisdom, immaturity, child-like in understanding
Pāli term:
asampajañña, bāla
Lack of principles ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
lacking in moral principles, lacking in ethics, immoral
Pāli term:
dussīlya
Laziness ☁️ dark
13
Synonyms:
indolence, idleness, inactivity, sluggishness
Pāli term:
kosajja, tandī
Learning ☀️ bright
12
Synonyms:
acquiring knowledge, studying, understanding
Pāli term:
suta
Liberation ☀️ bright
19
Synonyms:
freedom, release, deliverance, emancipation
Context:
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
25
Synonyms:
goodwill, benevolence, kindness, friendliness
Context:
Mental quality of universal goodwill and non-harming toward all beings, which counters qualities of ill will and hatred.
Pāli term:
metta, abyāpāda
M
Mental proliferation ☁️ dark
6
Synonyms:
conceptual proliferation, conceptualization, forming various opinions
Pāli term:
papañca
Merit ☀️ bright
9
Synonyms:
good deeds, spiritual wealth
Pāli term:
puñña, kalyāṇa
Mindfulness ☀️ bright
40
Synonyms:
being present, keeping in mind, awareness, observing body, felt experience, mind, and mental qualities
Pāli term:
sati
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Moral recklessness ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
fearlessness of wrongdoing, without concern for others, lack of prudence
Pāli term:
anottappa
Muddle-minded ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
forgetful, not mindful
Pāli term:
muṭṭhassatī
N
Negligence ☁️ dark
19
Synonyms:
carelessness, heedlessness, inattentiveness
Pāli term:
pamāda
Non-harm ☀️ bright
20
Synonyms:
non-violence, non-injury, harmlessness, non-killing, non-hurting
Pāli term:
avihiṃsā, ahiṁsa
Non-proliferation ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
not forming various opinions
Pāli term:
nippapañca
Non-restraint ☁️ dark
4
Synonyms:
unguarded in sense faculties, not watching the sense doors, grasping at prominent features or details of sense objects
Pāli term:
asaṃvara
Not taking what is not given ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
not stealing, trustworthiness, honesty regarding possessions, accepting what is offered
Pāli term:
adinnādāna veramaṇī
O
One-pointedness ☀️ bright
7
Synonyms:
concentration, focus, unification of mind
Pāli term:
ekagga
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P
Passion ☁️ dark
39
Synonyms:
intense desire, strong emotion, infatuation, obsession, lust
Pāli term:
rāga
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Patience ☀️ bright
5
Synonyms:
endurance, tolerance, forbearance
Pāli term:
khanti, khama
Personal existence ☁️ dark
14
Synonyms:
identity view, self-view, self-identification, embodied being, egoism
Pāli term:
sakkāya-diṭṭhi
Perturbation ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
agitation, disturbance, excitement, being stirred up, lit. shaking
Pāli term:
kopa, uddhacca, āvila
Politeness ☀️ bright
3
Synonyms:
courtesy, being considerate, being well-mannered, friendliness
Pāli term:
paṭisanthāra, saṇha, sorata
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Psychic power ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
supernormal abilities, psychic ability, spiritual power
Pāli term:
iddhi, iddhimant
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Q
Quenching ☀️ bright
3
Synonyms:
being cooled, fully satiated, having attained emancipation
Pāli term:
nibbuta
R
Recognition of impermanence ☀️ bright
14
Synonyms:
perception of impermanence
Pāli term:
anicca-saññā
Recognition of not-self ☀️ bright
6
Synonyms:
perception of not-self
Pāli term:
anatta-saññā
Recognition of unattractiveness ☀️ bright
4
Synonyms:
perception of unattractiveness, contemplation on the drawbacks
Pāli term:
asubha-saññā
Recognition of unsatisfactoriness ☀️ bright
1
Synonyms:
perception of unsatisfactoriness, recognition of discontentment
Pāli term:
dukkha-saññā
Recollection of death ☀️ bright
5
Synonyms:
mindfulness of death
Pāli term:
maraṇassati
Recollection of the Buddha ☀️ bright
4
Synonyms:
mindfulness of the Buddha, reflection on the qualities of the Buddha
Context:
Mental quality of reflecting on the qualities of the Buddha, which counters doubt and strengthens faith.
Pāli term:
buddhānussati, buddhānusmṛti
Regret ☁️ dark
4
Synonyms:
to be burned, to be consumed, to suffer remorse
Pāli term:
tappati
Resentment ☁️ dark
6
Respect ☀️ bright
16
Synonyms:
reverence, veneration, regard, admiration, politeness, appreciation, deference, honour, attentiveness
Pāli term:
gārava, sakkāra
Right effort ☀️ bright
6
Synonyms:
right endeavor, right striving
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
4
Synonyms:
correct resolve, wholesome thought, skillful aspiration, right volition
Pāli term:
sammāsaṅkappa
Right livelihood ☀️ bright
1
Synonyms:
correct livelihood, right mode of earning a living
Pāli term:
sammāājīva
Right speech ☀️ bright
14
Synonyms:
truthful speech, honest speech, kind speech, beneficial speech, harmonious speech, articulate words, eloquent communication
Pāli term:
sammāvācā
Right view ☀️ bright
12
Synonyms:
right understanding, right belief, view that is inline with the Dhamma
Pāli term:
sammādiṭṭhi
Rousing of energy ☀️ bright
26
Synonyms:
determination, being energetic, taking initiative, making a mental decision to act
Pāli term:
vīriyārambha, āraddhavīriya, uṭṭhānavant
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Self-control ☀️ bright
12
Sense restraint ☀️ bright
11
Synonyms:
guarding the sense faculties, watching the sense doors, not grasping at the prominent features or details of sense objects
Pāli term:
indriya saṃvara
Sensual desire ☁️ dark
50
Sexual misconduct ☁️ dark
4
Synonyms:
crossing boundaries, infidelity, inappropriate sexual behavior, unfaithfulness to one's partner
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
Pāli term:
ahirika
Sincerity ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
genuineness, honesty, straightforwardness, openness, non-deception
Pāli term:
amāyā
Slaughtering ☁️ dark
4
Solitude ☀️ bright
12
Synonyms:
seclusion, privacy
Pāli term:
viveka
Sorrow ☁️ dark
4
Synonyms:
sadness, grief
Pāli term:
soka, socati
Sorrow-free ☀️ bright
5
Synonyms:
free from sadness, without grief
Pāli term:
asoka, visoka
Stealing ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
theft, taking what is not given, taking what is not offerred, dishonesty regarding possessions
Pāli term:
adinnādānā
Stinginess ☁️ dark
9
Stubbornness ☁️ dark
4
Synonyms:
bullheadedness, obstinacy, inflexibility, pigheadedness
Pāli term:
thambha
Suffering ☁️ dark
24
Synonyms:
discomfort, unpleasantness, discontentment, dissatisfaction, stress, pain, disease, distress, affliction
Pāli term:
dukkha
T
Tame ☀️ bright
8
Tranquility ☀️ bright
23
Synonyms:
calmness, peacefulness, serenity
Pāli term:
upasama
Treachery ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
deviousness, scamming, betrayal
Pāli term:
sāṭheyya
Truth ☀️ bright
4
Synonyms:
accuracy, reliability, verifiability
Pāli term:
sacca
U
Unassuming ☀️ bright
2
Synonyms:
courteous, respectful, unpretentious, not cheeky
Pāli term:
appagabbha, sorata
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Undeveloped ☁️ dark
1
Synonyms:
not cultivated
Pāli term:
abhāvita
Unwholesome ☁️ dark
10
Synonyms:
blameworthy, unhealthy, unskillful, unbeneficial, karmically unprofitable
Pāli term:
akusala
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Unwise attention ☁️ dark
5
Synonyms:
improper attention, imprudent use of the mind, unfocused attention
Pāli term:
ayonisomanasikāra
V
Vanity ☁️ dark
4
Synonyms:
drinking one's own cool-aid, excess, extravagance, indulgence, intoxication
Pāli term:
mada
Vigour ☀️ bright
9
Synonyms:
energy, effort, enthusiasm, zeal, application of will, persistence
Pāli term:
vīriya
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Vision ☀️ bright
5
Synonyms:
seeing clearly, seeing things as they are, seeing the truth, seeing the dhamma
Pāli term:
dassana
W
Wakefulness ☀️ bright
4
Synonyms:
lucidity, alertness, vigilance, watchfulness
Pāli term:
jāgariyā
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Weak in effort ☁️ dark
3
Synonyms:
low in energy, lacking in endurance, lax, loose, slack, unaspirated, indistinct
Pāli term:
hīnavīriya, sithila
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Wholesome ☀️ bright
16
Synonyms:
blameless, skillful, beneficial, good, useful, healthy, nourishing, sustaining
Pāli term:
kusala
Wisdom ☀️ bright
62
Synonyms:
the quality of possessing experience alongside knowledge and sound judgment, (of a person) wise, astutue, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli term:
paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita
Wise attention ☀️ bright
12
Synonyms:
proper attention, prudent use of the mind, wise reflection, attention to the source
Pāli term:
yonisomanasikāra
With nothing ☀️ bright
4
Synonyms:
having no-thing, possession-less
Pāli term:
akiñcana
Without fear ☀️ bright
4
Synonyms:
fearlessness, free of distress
Pāli term:
niddara
Wrong effort ☁️ dark
4
Wrong intention ☁️ dark
3
Synonyms:
incorrect resolve, unwholesome thought, unskillful aspiration, wrong thought, harmful volition
Pāli term:
micchāsaṅkappa
Wrong livelihood ☁️ dark
2
Synonyms:
unwholesome livelihood, wrong way of earning a living
Pāli term:
micchāājīva
Wrong speech ☁️ dark
13
Synonyms:
false speech, lying, slanderous or defamatory or malicious speech, abusive or rude or unkind way of speaking, meaningless talk or idle chatter or gossip
Pāli term:
musāvāda, pisuṇavācā, pharusāvācā, samphappalāpa
Wrong view ☁️ dark
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Synonyms:
distorted perceptions, untrue views, false beliefs
Pāli term:
micchādiṭṭhi