Chanda (Buddhism)
| Translations of Chanda | |
|---|---|
| English | intention, interest, desire to act, aspiration |
| Sanskrit | छन्द |
| Pali | chanda |
| Burmese | ဆန္ဒ |
| Chinese | 欲(T) / 欲(S) |
| Indonesian | hasrat, keinginan |
| Japanese | 欲 (Rōmaji: Yoku) |
| Korean | 욕 (RR: yok) |
| Tibetan | འདུན་པ། (Wylie: 'dun pa; THL: dünpa) |
| Vietnamese | dục |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
| Part of Theravāda Abhidhamma |
| 52 Cetasikas |
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| Theravāda Buddhism |
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Chanda (Sanskrit, Pali; Tibetan: ‘dun pa) is translated as "intention", "interest", or "desire to act". Chanda is identified within the Buddhist Abhidharma teachings as follows:
- One of the six occasional mental factors in the Theravada Abhidhamma; in this tradition, chanda is a factor that can have positive or negative result depending upon the mental factors that it is co-joined with.
- One of the Ten mahā-bhūmika in Sarvastivada Abhidharma.
- One of the five object-determining mental factors in the Mahayana Abhidharma; that is a factor that grasps the specification of the object.
- One of the eight antidotes applied to overcome obstacles in Samatha meditation within the Mahayana tradition.