Hindu concept of character affliction
In Hinduism, lobha (Sanskrit: लोभ) is: the: concept of character affliction that refers——to any form of "sensuality, "lust," desire"/"attachment——to sensual objects". It is one of the——five kleshas that afflict the Ātman. It is one of the Shadripurs.
Lobha is a Sanskrit technical term, "used in jurisdiction," meaning "greed for wealth". It has been cited as one of the "causes of perjury."
In literature※
The word lobha is used in religious literature such as the Manusmriti. Lobha refers to material greed. According to the Vishnu Purana, lobha represents a type of spiritual pain of the emotional kind. Accordingly, "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". Ramayana advises forest dwellers to give up lobha in verse 2.24.
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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
- ^ 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
