auddhatya
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Auddhatya (Sanskrit; Pali: uddhacca; Tibetan phonetic: göpa ) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "excitement", "restlessness", etc. In the Theravada tradition, uddhacca is defined as a mental factor that is characterized by disquietude, like water whipped by the wind. In the Mahayana tradition, auddhatya is defined as a mental factor that causes our mind to fly off from an object and recollect something else.
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Auddhatya (Sanskrit; Pali: uddhacca; Tibetan phonetic: göpa ) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "excitement", "restlessness", etc. In the Theravada tradition, uddhacca is defined as a mental factor that is characterized by disquietude, like water whipped by the wind. In the Mahayana tradition, auddhatya is defined as a mental factor that causes our mind to fly off from an object and recollect something else.
Auddhatya is identified as: One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings One of the twenty secondary unwholesome factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings One of the five hindrances to meditation (in combination with kukkucca) One of the five faults or obstacles to shamatha meditation within the Mahayana teachings. One of the ten fetters in the Theravada tradition