The 108 Defilements - Buddha
The 108 Defilements - Buddha#
There are 108 malas on mala beads representing the 108 defilements
- abuse - use (something) to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse
- debasement - the action or process of reducing the quality or value of something
- sexual lust -
- sarcasm - the use of irony to mock or convey contempt
- humiliation - the action of humiliating someone or the state of being humiliated
- jealousy - the state or feeling of being jealous
- gluttony - habitual greed or excess in eating
- unruliness -
- hurt - cause pain or injury to
- cruelty - cruel behaviour or attitudes
- unkindness - inconsiderate and harsh behaviour
- laziness - the quality of being unwilling to work or use energy; idleness
- envy - a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck
- indifference - lack of interest, concern, or sympathy
- negativity - the expression of criticism of or pessimism about something
- furtiveness -
- sadism - the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others
- enviousness -
- derision - contemptuous ridicule or mockery
- falseness -
- high-handedness -
- know-it-all - another term for know-all
- rage - violent uncontrollable anger
- aggression - feelings of anger or antipathy resulting in hostile or violent behaviour; readiness to attack or confront
- rapacity - aggressive greed
- effrontery - insolent or impertinent behaviour
- disrespectfulness -
- hard-heartedness -
- eagerness for power -
- lying - present participle of lie1
- insidiousness -
- self-denial - the denial of one’s own interests and needs; self-sacrifice
- inattentiveness -
- contempt - the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or beneath consideration
- wrath - extreme anger
- haughtiness - the appearance or quality of being arrogantly superior and disdainful
- greed for money -
- seducement -
- vindictiveness -
- insatiability -
- voluptuousness -
- excessiveness -
- censoriousness -
- dissatisfaction - lack of satisfaction
- egoism - another term for egotism
- ignorance - lack of knowledge or information
- hatred - intense dislike; hate
- greed - intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food
- impudence - the quality of being impudent; impertinence
- imposture - an instance of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others
- cursing - invoke or use a curse against
- imperiousness -
- lecherousness -
- callousness - insensitive and cruel disregard for others
- malignancy - the state or presence of a malignant tumour; cancer
- torment - severe physical or mental suffering
- intolerance - unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behaviour that differ from one’s own
- blasphemy - the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk
- shamelessness -
- irresponsibility - lack of a proper sense of responsibility
- obsession - the state of being obsessed with someone or something
- prejudice - preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
- arrogance - the quality of being arrogant
- violent temper -
- garrulity - excessive talkativeness, especially on trivial matters
- dogmatism - the tendency to lay down principles as undeniably true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others
- presumption - an idea that is taken to be true on the basis of probability
- intransigence - refusal to change one’s views or to agree about something
- oppression - prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise of authority
- prodigality -
- lack of comprehension -
- obstinacy - the quality or condition of being obstinate; stubbornness
- pride - a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired
- conceitedness -
- delusion - an idiosyncratic belief or impression maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder
- quarrelsomeness -
- self-hatred - intense dislike of oneself
- violence - behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
- vanity - excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements
- hypocrisy - the practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case
- stubbornness -
- baseness - lack of moral principles; bad character
- pretence - an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true
- mercilessness -
- disrespect -
- ridicule - the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour
- masochism - the tendency to derive sexual gratification from one’s own pain or humiliation
- tyranny - cruel and oppressive government or rule
- capriciousness -
- deceit - the action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth
- anger - a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility
- discord - disagreement between people
- calculation - a mathematical determination of the amount or number of something
- unyielding - (of a mass or structure) not giving way to pressure; hard or solid
- desire for fame -
- deception - the action of deceiving someone