A mental factor that, when it arises, causes oneself to lose peace of mind and incapacitates oneself so that one loses self-control.
Tibetan: ཉོན་མོངས། nyon-mongs
Sanskrit: kleśa
Pali: kilesa
J. Hopkins: Affliction; Afflictive emotion
Synonyms: Disturbing emotion or attitude; Defilement; Affliction; Mental affliction; Emotional affliction; Afflictive emotion; Klesha
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