Mātsarya
| Translations of Matsarya | |
|---|---|
| English | avarice, envy/jealousy |
| Sanskrit | matsarya, mātsarya |
| Pali | macchariya |
| Burmese | မစ္ဆရိယ |
| Chinese | 慳 |
| Indonesian | kekikiran; kikir |
| Tibetan | སེར་སྣ། (Wylie: ser sna; THL: serna) |
| Vietnamese | Lận |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
| Part of Theravāda Abhidhamma |
| 52 Cetasikas |
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| Theravāda Buddhism |
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Mātsarya (Sanskrit; Pali: macchariya; Tibetan phonetic: serna) is a Buddhist/Hindu term translated as "stinginess" or "miserliness". It is defined as being incapable of enjoying one’s own possessions and other material objects, clinging to them and being unwilling to part with them or share them with others.
It is identified as:
- One of the twenty subsidiary unwholesome mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings.
- One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings.
- One of the ten fetters in the Theravada tradition (according to the Dhammasangani)