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Adhimokkha

Translations of
Adhimoksha
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:


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