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'''Interest''' (Skt. ''chanda''; Tib. [[འདུན་པ་]], Wyl. ''‘dun pa'')
'''Interest''' (Skt. ''chanda''; Tib. [[འདུན་པ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''‘dun pa'')
==Definition==
==Definition==
The [[Khenjuk]] says: Interest is to try to possess a desired object. It supports application of diligence.  
The [[Khenjuk]] says: "interest is to try to possess a desired [[object]]. It supports application of [[diligence]]."
 
[[The Ornament of Abhidharma]] says: "observing the six objects, there will be a desire to engage with them, a wish to pursue them."


[[The Ornament of Abhidharma]] says: Observing the six objects, there will be a desire to engage with them, a wish to pursue them.
==Alternative Translations==
==Alternative Translations==
*Will (Gyurme Dorje)
*Will (Gyurme Dorje)
* Intention (Erik Pema Kunsang)
* Intention (Erik Pema Kunsang)
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Revision as of 08:44, 30 April 2016

Interest (Skt. chanda; Tib. འདུན་པ་, Wyl. ‘dun pa)

Definition

The Khenjuk says: "interest is to try to possess a desired object. It supports application of diligence."

The Ornament of Abhidharma says: "observing the six objects, there will be a desire to engage with them, a wish to pursue them."

Alternative Translations

  • Will (Gyurme Dorje)
  • Intention (Erik Pema Kunsang)