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Taṇhā

Taṇhā (from Pāli; Sanskrit: तृष्णा, romanized: tṛ́ṣṇā .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Sanskrit pronunciation: ) is an important concept in Buddhism, referring to "thirst, desire, longing…

Etymology and meaning, Relation to dukkha & Relation to the three poisons

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Etymology and meaning

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Relation to dukkha

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Relation to the three poisons

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Taṇhā versus chanda

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Bengali
টান (Tan)
Burmese
တဏှာ (MLCTS: tən̥à)
Chinese
貪愛 / 贪爱 (Pinyin: tānài)
English
thirst, craving, desire, etc.
Indonesian
nafsu, nafsu kahausan, nafsu keinginan, keserakahan, ketamakan
Japanese
渇愛 (Rōmaji: katsu ai)

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Etymology and meaning

Relation to dukkha

Cessation of taṇhā

Taṇhā versus chanda

Relation to the three poisons

Sources

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Taṇhā

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples213
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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Taṇhā

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related to Sources · 114
Taṇhā → Access, Ajahn Sucitto, An Introduction, Archie, Bahm, Bhikkhu, Bodhi, Boston, Buddha, Buddha Taught, Buddha's First Teaching, Buddhism, Buddhist Economics, Buddhist Studies, Buddhist Thought, Buswell, Cambridge University Press, Chicago, Chipstead, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
related to Further reading · 20
Taṇhā → Archie, Asian Humanities Press, Bahm, Berkeley, Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist, CA, Chapter, Ironic Affinities, ISBN, Nietzsche, Nietzsche's Will, Nihilism, Oxford University Press, Philosophy, Power, Robert Morrison, Study, Tanha
related to Etymology and meaning · 17
Taṇhā → Ancient Greek, Avestan, BCE, English, Gothic, Indo-European, It, Lithuanian, Old High German, Pali, Proto-Indo-European, Proto-Indo-Iranian, Rigveda, Samhita, The, Vedas, Vedic Sanskrit
related to Cessation of taṇhā · 9
Taṇhā → Buddhism, Cessation, In Theravada Buddhism, Kevin Trainor, Noble Eightfold Path, Once, The, The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, Trainor
related to Relation to dukkha · 9
Taṇhā → Buddha, Buddhism, Dukkha, Four Noble Truths, However, In, Rahula, The Pali, Walpola Rahula
related to Types · 9
Taṇhā → Bhava-taṇhā, Harvey, Kāma-taṇhā, Other, Phra Thepyanmongkol, The Buddha, This, Vibhava-taṇhā, Walpola Rahula
related to External links · 6
Taṇhā → Alawwe Anōmadassi TheroThe, Bruce Matthews, Buddhism, McMaster UniversityPracticing, PhD Thesis, Ranjung Yeshe
related to Taṇhā versus chanda · 6
Taṇhā → Bahm, Buddhism, Buddhist, Chanda, However, In
related to Relation to the three poisons · 3
Taṇhā → Avijjā, Dosa, Rāga
Bengali · 1
Taṇhā → টান (Tan)

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craving buddhism chanda states isbn dukkha desire buddha pali three buddhist press also thirst university rebirth non-self saṃsāra suffering rahula

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TaṇhāBengaliটান (Tan)1.00infobox
TaṇhāBurmeseတဏှာ (MLCTS: tən̥à)1.00infobox
TaṇhāChinese貪愛 / 贪爱 (Pinyin: tānài)1.00infobox
TaṇhāEnglishthirst, craving, desire, etc.1.00infobox
TaṇhāIndonesiannafsu, nafsu kahausan, nafsu keinginan, keserakahan, ketamakan1.00infobox
TaṇhāJapanese渇愛 (Rōmaji: katsu ai)1.00infobox
TaṇhāKhmerតណ្ហា (UNGEGN: tânha)1.00infobox
TaṇhāKorean갈애 (RR: gal-ae)1.00infobox
TaṇhāPalitaṇhā1.00infobox
TaṇhāSanskrittṛ́ṣṇā (Dev: तृष्णा)1.00infobox
TaṇhāSinhalaතණ්හාව,තෘෂ්ණාව1.00infobox
TaṇhāTagalogtanha1.00infobox
TaṇhāThaiตัณหา (IPA: tan-hăː)1.00infobox
TaṇhāTibetanསྲེད་པ་ (Wylie: sred pa; THL: sepa)1.00infobox
TaṇhāVietnameseái1.00infobox

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