Adhimoksha
Sign in to saveAdhimoksha (Sanskrit, also adhimokṣa; Pali: adhimokkha; Tibetan Wylie: mos pa) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "interest", "intensified interest", or "decision". It is defined as holding onto a certain form object; its function is not to lose the object.
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Adhimoksha (Sanskrit, also adhimokṣa; Pali: adhimokkha; Tibetan Wylie: mos pa) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "interest", "intensified interest", or "decision". It is defined as holding onto a certain form object; its function is not to lose the object.
Within the Buddhist Abhidharma teachings, adhimoksha is identified as follows: One of the six occasional mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings One of the five object-determining mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings
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