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dvesha

द्वेष dvesha

Aversion; the recoil from pain; the fourth of the five kleshas.

Where this term appears

  • Devas and Asuras Deities

    The text lists dvesha , enmity, alongside bhakti , devotion, among the states that hold the divine constantly in mind, and it has a word for what Hiranyakashipu practised: vairanubandha , the bond of hostility.

  • Yoga as a Darshana Philosophy

    …version, and clinging to life are the afflictions" ( avidyasmita-raga-dvesha-abhiniveshah kleshah , 2.3).

  • Why action binds Treatise

    …norance; asmita , the sense of being a separate I; raga , attraction; dvesha , aversion; and abhinivesha , the clinging to life and the fear of its end.

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