Kilesa

In Buddhism, the Pali word kilesa is used to mean "defilements" or "corruptions". Three main kinds of kilesa are:

1. lobha: greed, lust (rāga), attachment. (Compare rajas.)
2. dosa: hatred, aversion.
3. moha: delusion, sloth, ignorance (avijjā). (Compare tamas.)

External links

• Kilesa māra
• Practicing for the extinction of kilesa
• The ten kilesa
• DHAMMA NET
  • Abhidhamma chapter 2: cetasikas and akusala cetasikas
  • Abhidhamma chapter 5: carita