Irshya

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English jealousy, envy Sanskrit irshya, īrṣyā		Pali issā
Tibetan ཕྲག་དོག (Wylie: phrag dog; THL: tradok)

Irshya (Sanskrit, also īrṣyā; Pali: issā; Tibetan: phrag dog) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "jealousy" or "envy". It is defined as a state of mind in which one is highly agitated to obtain wealth and honor for oneself, but unable to bear the excellence of others.

Irshya is identified as:

One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings

Belonging to the category of dosa within the Theravada tradition

One of the ten fetters in the Theravada tradition (according to the Dhammasangani)

One of the twenty subsidiary unwholesome mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings

One of the five poisons within the Mahayana tradition

Belonging to the category of anger (Sanskrit: pratigha) within the Mayahana tradition

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