Lobha

Lobha is a Sanskrit and Pali word—often translated as "lust," "desire," "craving," "greed"—which has different meanings depending on the context.

In Hinduism, lobha (Sanskrit: लोभ) is the concept of character affliction that refers to any form of "sensuality, lust, desire" or "attachment to sensual objects".^[1]^[2]^[3] It is one of the five kleshas that afflict the Ātman.^[4] It is one of the Shadripurs.^[5]

In Buddhism, lobha (Pāli), synonymous with taṇhā and rāga,^[6] refers to the concept of "craving" or "greed" that is a mental factor in the form of mental defilement, acting as one of the roots of evil actions—lobha, dosa, and moha.^[7]^[8]

Lobha is a Sanskrit technical term, used in jurisdiction, meaning "greed for wealth".^[9] It has been cited as one of the causes of perjury.^[9]

In Hinduism

The word lobha is used in religious literature such as the Manusmriti.^[10] Lobha refers to material greed. According to the Vishnu Purana, lobha represents a type of spiritual pain of the emotional kind.^[11] According to Vishnu Purana verses 6.5.1-6, "the wise man investigates the three types of worldly suffering, or mental and physical suffering and the like, and attains true knowledge and detachment from human objects, attaining ultimate extinction".^[9] Ramayana advises forest dwellers to give up lobha in verse 2.24.

In Buddhism

References

^ Thomas William Rhys Davids; William Stede (1921). Pali-English Dictionary. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 567. ISBN 978-81-208-1144-7.
^ Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “lobha”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 588
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), "lobha", in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 649
^ Patañjali; et al. (2007). "Aphorisms, Section II of Pātañjalayogasūtra-s". Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. Retrieved November 23, 2007. quite :
अविद्यास्मितारागद्वेषाभिनिवेशाः पञ्च क्लेशाः॥३॥
Avidyāsmitārāgadveṣābhiniveśāḥ pañca kleśāḥ
^ Shadripu, Ṣaḍripu: 2 definitions, www.wisdomlib.org
^ Kheminda, Ashin (2019-09-01). Manual Abhidhamma: Bab 2 Faktor-Faktor-Mental (in Indonesian). Yayasan Dhammavihari. ISBN 978-623-94342-7-4.
^ "The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering". www.accesstoinsight.org. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
^ "AN 6.39: Nidānasutta". SuttaCentral. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lobha: 38 definitions, www.wisdomlib.org
^ Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi by Ganganatha Jha, Verse 8.120, quite: लोभात् सहस्रं दण्ड्यस्तु मोहात् पूर्वं तु साहसम् ।
भयाद् द्वौ मध्यमौ दण्डौ मैत्रात् पूर्वं चतुर्गुणम् ॥ १२० ॥
^ The Vishnu Purana 6.5.1-6. Horace Hayman Wilson, www.wisdomlib.org

[1] Thomas William Rhys Davids; William Stede (1921). Pali-English Dictionary. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 567. ISBN 978-81-208-1144-7.

[2] Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “lobha”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead, page 588

[3] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), "lobha", in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 649

[patanjali-4] Patañjali; et al. (2007). "Aphorisms, Section II of Pātañjalayogasūtra-s". Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. Retrieved November 23, 2007. quite :
अविद्यास्मितारागद्वेषाभिनिवेशाः पञ्च क्लेशाः॥३॥
Avidyāsmitārāgadveṣābhiniveśāḥ pañca kleśāḥ

[5] Shadripu, Ṣaḍripu: 2 definitions, www.wisdomlib.org

[:02-6] Kheminda, Ashin (2019-09-01). Manual Abhidhamma: Bab 2 Faktor-Faktor-Mental (in Indonesian). Yayasan Dhammavihari. ISBN 978-623-94342-7-4.

[7] "The Noble Eightfold Path: The Way to the End of Suffering". www.accesstoinsight.org. Retrieved 2024-08-10.

[8] "AN 6.39: Nidānasutta". SuttaCentral. Retrieved 2024-08-10.

[Lobha-9] Lobha: 38 definitions, www.wisdomlib.org

[10] Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi by Ganganatha Jha, Verse 8.120, quite: लोभात् सहस्रं दण्ड्यस्तु मोहात् पूर्वं तु साहसम् ।
भयाद् द्वौ मध्यमौ दण्डौ मैत्रात् पूर्वं चतुर्गुणम् ॥ १२० ॥

[11] The Vishnu Purana 6.5.1-6. Horace Hayman Wilson, www.wisdomlib.org

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