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'''Interest''' (Skt. ''chanda''; Tib. [[འདུན་པ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''‘dun pa'') | '''Interest''' (Skt. ''chanda''; Tib. [[འདུན་པ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''‘dun pa'') — one of the [[five object-determining mental states]]. | ||
==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]]." | ||
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==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
*Will (Gyurme Dorje) | *Will (Gyurme Dorje) | ||
* Intention (Erik Pema Kunsang) | *Intention (Erik Pema Kunsang) | ||
[[Category: | [[Category: Abhidharma]] | ||
Revision as of 08:47, 30 April 2016
Interest (Skt. chanda; Tib. འདུན་པ་, Wyl. ‘dun pa) — one of the five object-determining mental states.
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)