Fearful ☁️ dark
2 discourses
Synonyms:
feeling afraid, timid, dread, fright, horror, panic, terror
Pāli term:
bhaya
In Middle Length Discourses (Majjhima Nikāya)
The Buddha explains to the brahmin Jāṇussoṇi how he overcame fright and dread while practicing seclusion in remote lodgings in the forests and woodlands, leading to the three true knowledges and full awakening.
In Numerical Discourses (Aṅguttara Nikāya)
The Buddha explains eight kinds of giving, including giving out of fear, giving to maintain a good reputation, and giving to purify the mind.