Translations of Adhimoksha |
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English | interest, intensified interest, decision, firm conviction |
Pali | adhimokkha |
Sanskrit | adhimoksha, adhimokṣa |
Chinese | 勝解 |
Tibetan |
མོས་པ། (Wylie: mos pa; THL: möpa) |
Glossary of Buddhism |
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:
The Visuddhimagga ( XIV, 151) gives the following definition of adhimokkha:
Bhikkhu Bodhi explains:
The Abhidharma-samuccaya states:
Herbert Guenther states: