Āśraddhya (Sanskrit; Tibetan phonetic: ''trel mepa'') is a
Buddhist
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...
term that is translated as "lack of faith", "lack of trust", etc. In the Mahayana tradition, ''Āśraddhya'' is defined as a mental factor that is characterized by a lack of trust, interest, or desire for wholesome things.
[Guenther (1975), Kindle Locations 962-963.][Kunsang (2004), p. 28.]
Āśraddhya is identified as:
* One of the
twenty secondary unwholesome factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings.
Definitions
The
Abhidharma-samuccaya
The Abhidharma-samuccaya (Sanskrit; ; English: "Compendium of Abhidharma") is a Buddhist text composed by Asaá¹…ga. The ''Abhidharma-samuccaya'' is a systematic account of Abhidharma. According to J. W. de Jong it is also "one of the most impor ...
states:
:What is lack of trust (Āśhraddhya)? It is the mind associated with the category bewilderment erring (
moha) which does not have deep conviction, has lack of trust, and has no desire for things positive. It provides the basis for laziness (
kausidya).
[
Mipham Rinpoche states:
:Lack of faith (Āśhraddhya) belongs to the category of delusion ( moha). It is to not be interested in what is true and virtuous. It forms the support for laziness ( kausidya).][
Alexander Berzin explains:
:Disbelieving a fact (Āśhraddhya; Tibetan: ma-dad-pa) is a part of naivety ( moha) which has three forms that are contrary to the three forms of believing a fact to be true.
:* Disbelieving a fact that is based on reason, such as disbelieving behavioral cause and effect.
:*Disbelieving a fact, such as the good qualities of the Three Jewels of Refuge, such that it causes our mind to become muddied with disturbing emotions and attitudes making us unhappy.
:*Disbelieving a fact, such as the existence of the possibility for us to attain liberation, such that we have no interest in it and no aspiration to attain it.][Berzin (2006)]
See also
* Faith in Buddhism
In Buddhism, faith (, ) refers to a serene commitment to the practice of Gautama Buddha, the Buddha's teaching, and to trust in enlightened or highly developed beings, such as Buddha (title), Buddhas or ''bodhisattvas'' (those aiming to b ...
* Mental factors (Buddhism)
Mental factors ( or ''chitta samskara'' ; ; Tibetic languages, Tibetan: སེམས་བྱུང ''sems byung''), in Buddhism, are identified within the teachings of the Abhidhamma (Buddhist psychology). They are defined as aspects of the mind ...
* Kleshas (Buddhism)
Kleshas (; ''kilesa''; ''nyon mongs''), in Buddhism, are mental states that cloud the mind and manifest in unwholesome actions. ''Kleshas'' include states of mind such as anxiety, fear, anger, jealousy, desire, etc. Contemporary translators use ...
References
Sources
* Berzin, Alexander (2006)
''Mind and Mental Factors: The Fifty-one Types of Subsidiary Awareness''
* Bhikkhu Bodhi (2003), ''A Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma'', Pariyatti Publishing
* Guenther, Herbert V. & Leslie S. Kawamura (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 (translator) (2004). ''Gateway to Knowledge, Vol. 1''. North Atlantic Books.
* Nina van Gorkom (2010)
''Cetasikas''
Zolag
External links
Mahayana tradition:
Ranjung Yeshe wiki entry for ''ma dad pa''
Unwholesome factors in Buddhism
Sanskrit words and phrases
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