Pāli Dictionary

klesa

kilisrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

kilis3sein beschmutzen; sein geplagt

Synonyms

rajas, saṅkilesa, saṃkilesa, paṅka

doctrine

  • Kleśa (Verunreinigung); geistige Trübung oder Befleckung (z. B. Gier, Hass, Verblendung)

  • defilement; mental impurity or affliction (e.g. greed, hatred, delusion)

  • Dhp 88

    tatr'ābhiratim'iccheyya, hitvā kāme akiñcano, pariyodapeyya attānaṃ, cittaklesehi paṇḍito.

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