Īrṣyā

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Translations of
irshya
Englishjealousy,
envy
Sanskrit irshya, īrṣyā
Pali issā
Chinese
Indonesian iri hati; iri
Khmer ឫស្យា
(UNGEGN: reusya)
Tibetan ཕྲག་དོག
( Wylie: phrag dog;
THL: tradok
)
Glossary of Buddhism

Īrṣyā (Sanskrit; Pali: issā; Tibetan: phrag dog) is a Sanskrit or Buddhist term that is translated as "jealousy" or "envy". It is defined as a state of mind in which one is highly agitated to obtain wealth and honor for oneself, but unable to bear the excellence of others. [1] [2]

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  1. 1 2 Guenther (1975), Kindle Locations 890-891.
  2. 1 2 Kunsang (2004), p. 26.

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