Dvesha (Buddhism)

Dvesha (Sanskrit, also dveṣa; Pali: dosa; Tibetan: zhe sdang) - is a Buddhist term that is translated as "aversion", "aggression", "anger", etc. It can be defined as a fear of getting what we don't want, or not getting what we do want. Dvesha (dosa) is identified in the following contexts within the Buddhist teachings:

Definitions

Theravada

Bhikkhu Bodhi states:

In the Visuddhimagga (II, Book I, Part IX, Chapter III, 257) defines dosa as follows:

Nina van Gorkom explains:

Mahayana

Within the Mahayana tradition, dvesha is the wish to avoid something, to separate from it, to reject it. The source of both raga (attachment) and dvesha (aversion) is avidya (ignorance).

Mingyur Rinpoche explains:

Geshe Tashi Tsering states:

Alexandar Berzin states:

Alternate translations