Taṇhā
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'''' (from Pāli; ) is an important concept in Buddhism, referring to "thirst, desire, longing, greed", either physical or mental. It is typically translated as craving, and is of three types: kāma-taṇhā (craving for sensual pleasures), bhava-taṇhā (craving for existence), and vibhava-taṇhā'' (craving for non-existence).
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology and meaning
- Relation to ''dukkha''
- Types
- Cessation of ''taṇhā''
- ''Taṇhā'' versus ''chanda''
- Relation to the three poisons
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
'''' (from Pāli; ) is an important concept in Buddhism, referring to "thirst, desire, longing, greed", either physical or mental. It is typically translated as craving, and is of three types: kāma-taṇhā (craving for sensual pleasures), bhava-taṇhā (craving for existence), and vibhava-taṇhā (craving for non-existence).
Taṇhā appears in the Four Noble Truths, wherein arises with, or exists together with, dukkha (dissatisfaction, "standing unstable") and the cycle of repeated birth, becoming and death (saṃsāra).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Taṇhā” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.