Upanāha (Sanskrit; Tibetan phonetic: khön du dzinpa) is a Buddhist term translated as "resentment" or "enmity". It is defined as clinging to an intention to cause harm, and withholding forgiveness.[1][2] It is one of the twenty subsidiary unwholesome mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings.
| Translations of Upanāha | |
|---|---|
| English | resentment, enmity, vindictiveness |
| Sanskrit | upanāha |
| Chinese | 恨 |
| Tibetan | འཁོན་དུ་འཛིན་པ། (Wylie: 'khon du 'dzin pa; THL: khön du dzinpa) |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
The Abhidharma-samuccaya states:
- What is resentment? It is not letting go of an obsession which develops through association with the anger which underlies it. Its function is to be the basis of non-endurance.[1]
Alan Wallace described upanāha as "a lingering holding of anger (Sanskrit: krodha)".[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Guenther (1975), Kindle Locations 874-875.
- ^ Kunsang (2004), p. 27.
- ^ Goleman 2008, Kindle Locations 2475.
Sources
edit- Goleman, Daniel (2008), Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama, Bantam, Kindle Edition
- Guenther, Herbert V. (1975), Mind in Buddhist Psychology: A Translation of Ye-shes rgyal-mtshan's "The Necklace of Clear Understanding", Dharma Publishing, Kindle Edition
- Kunsang, Erik Pema (2004), Gateway to Knowledge, Vol. 1, North Atlantic Books