Amoha
{{Short description|Buddhist term}}{{Buddhist term
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| title=Amoha
| pi= {{langx|pi|label=none|𑀅𑀫𑁄𑀳|amoha}}
| sa= amoha
| en= non-delusion,
non-bewilderment,
lack of naivety,
lack of stupidity
| bo= གཏི་མུག་མེད་པ།
| bo-Latn=Wylie: gti mug med pa;
THL: timuk mepa
| ko= 무치
| ko-Latn= muchi
| zh= 無癡
|vi=Vô si}}
Amoha (Sanskrit, Pali; Tibetan Wylie: gti mug med pa) is a Buddhist term translated as "non-delusion" or "non-bewilderment". It is defined as being without delusion concerning what is true, due to discrimination; its function is to cause one to not engage in unwholesome actions.Guenther (1975), Kindle Locations 542-544.Kunsang (2004), p. 25. It is one of the mental factors within the Abhidharma teachings.
The Abhidharma-samuccaya states:
:What is non-deludedness? It is a thorough comprehension of (practical) knowledge that comes from maturation, instructions, thinking and understanding, and its function is to provide a basis for not becoming involved in evil behavior.
Herbert Guenther states:
: It is a distinct discriminatory awareness to counteract the deludedness that has its cause in either what one has been born into or what one has acquired.
See also
- Alobha (Non-greed)
- Adosa (Non-hatred)
- Buddhist paths to liberation
- Mental factors (Buddhism)
Notes
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References
- 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.
External links
- [http://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/gti_mug_med_pa Ranjung Yeshe wiki entry for gti_mug_med_pa]
- [http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/about/glossary/glossary_tibetan.html#xgti_20mug_20med_20pa Berzin Archives glossary entry for "amoha"]