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Buddha Abhidhamma - Ultimate Science - BuddhaNet

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3 Anottappa – lack of moral dread, recklessness<br />

4 Uddhacca – unrest, restlessness, distraction.<br />

2 Lobha-tri – papa¤ca-dhamma – 3<br />

A group of three cetasikas headed by lobha<br />

5 Lobha – ràga –taõhà – greed, attachment, sensuous<br />

desire<br />

6 Diññhi – wrong view, evil opinion<br />

7 Màna – conceit, pride<br />

3 Dosa-catukka – hateful ones – 4<br />

A group of four cetasikas headed by dosa<br />

8 Dosa –pañigha – hatred, anger, aversion<br />

9 Issa – envy, jealousy<br />

10 Macchariya – avarice, stinginess, selfishness<br />

11 Kukkucca – worry, scruples, remorse<br />

4 End-tri – dull and wavering ones – 3<br />

The last three immoral cetasikas<br />

12 Thina – sloth<br />

13 Middha – torpor<br />

14 Vicikiccchà – sceptical doubt, perplexity.<br />

1 Moha<br />

Moha is the ignorance of the true nature of sense-objects. Living<br />

and non-living things are made up of nàma and råpa (mind and<br />

matter) which are endowed with the four common characteristics<br />

of anicca (impermanence), dukkha (suffering), anatta (non-self)<br />

and asubha (loathsomeness).<br />

As moha veils our mental eyes and shields us from seeing the<br />

true nature of things, we cannot see the extremely-rapid and<br />

incessant arising and dissolving of nàma and råpa and the

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