English anger, repugnance Sanskrit pratigha Korean 진
(RR: jin) | Pali paṭigha Chinese 恚(T) / 恚(S) | |
Tibetan ཁོང་ཁྲོ་
(Wylie: khong khro;
THL: kong tro) | ||
Pratigha (Sanskrit; Pali: paṭigha; Tibetan Wylie: khong khro) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "anger". It is defined as a hostile attitude towards sentient beings, towards frustration, and towards that which gives rise to one's frustrations; it functions as a basis for faultfinding, for negative actions, and for not finding a moment of peace or happiness.
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Pratigha is identified as:
Theravada
Patigha (Pali) is defined by Theravada sources as: anger, repulsion, collision; animosity; irritation; indignation.
Nyanatiloka Mahatheran provides the following definition:
- In an ethical sense, it means: 'repugnance', grudge, resentment, anger, and is a synonym of byāpāda, 'ill-will' (s. nīvaraṇa) and dosa, 'hate' (s. mūla). It is one of the proclivities (anusaya, q.v.).
- '(Sense-) reaction'. Applied to five-sense cognition, p. occurs in the following contexts:
Mahayana
The Abhidharma-samuccaya states:
What is pratigha? It is ill-will with regard to living beings, with regard to suffering and with regard to things pertaining to suffering. Its function is to produce a basis for unhappy states and bad conduct.Alexander Berzin states that pratigha is aimed at "another limited being, one's own suffering, or situations entailing suffering". This involves being impatient with the objects of the pratigha (anger), and wishing to get rid of them, for example, by striking out against them and harming them. It is based on regarding the object as unattractive or repulsive by its very nature.
Berzin identifies dvesha (aversion) as a subcategory of pratigha (anger) that is directed primarily, although not exclusively, at limited beings.