Mrakśa (Sanskrit; Tibetan phonetic: chabpa) is a Buddhist term translated as "concealment" or "slyness-concealment". It is defined as concealing or covering up one's faults or uncommendable actions, from either oneself or others.[1][2] It is one of the twenty subsidiary unwholesome mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings.
| Translations of Mrakśa | |
|---|---|
| English | concealment, slyness-concealment |
| Sanskrit | mrakśa |
| Chinese | 覆 |
| Tibetan | འཆབ་པ། (Wylie: 'chab pa; THL: chabpa) |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
The Abhidharma-samuccaya states:
- What is slyness-concealment? It is to perpetuate a state of unresolvedness because of its association with dullness and stubbornness [gti-ruug] when one is urged towards something positive. Slyness-concealment has the function of preventing one from making it clean break with it and feeling relieved.[1]
Alan Wallace states: "Concealment from one's own vices is a type of delusion that stems from ignorance. This includes self-concealment."[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Guenther 1975, Kindle Locations 878-880.
- ^ Kunsang 2004, p. 27.
- ^ Goleman 2008, Kindle Locations 2480.
Sources
edit- Goleman, Daniel (2008), Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama, Bantam, Kindle Edition
- Guenther, Herbert V. (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 (2004), Gateway to Knowledge, Vol. 1, North Atlantic Books