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🥞 A thin pancake 😠 Anger or aversion
dosa

dosa

1 9.9
A strong feeling of anger and dislike that makes you unhappy
  • noun
  • Specialized
: aversión
  • In Buddhism, dosa is seen as a mental state of anger that can hinder spiritual growth.

Examples

  • Buddhist teachings warn that dosa leads to suffering and should be overcome.

  • He felt a strong sense of dosa towards his rival.

  • Practicing mindfulness can help reduce dosa and promote a more peaceful mind.

  • He recognized his feelings of dosa and tried to respond with patience instead.

  • The monk taught about overcoming dosa in meditation.

  • Practicing compassion helps reduce dosa, which is the aversion that often leads to suffering.

  • The teacher explained that dosa is one of the three unwholesome roots that cause negative actions.

Synonyms

enmity
vsdosa
15 8.0

A strong feeling of hatred toward people or groups

is a Buddhist concept of anger and aversion as an unwholesome root

Antonyms

benevolence
16 6.1

Kind feelings and actions that help other people

loving-kindness
4 5.2

A warm, gentle feeling of care and concern for other people

How Angry

hatred
361 1.9
anger
∞ 1.0
dosa
  • Specialized
1 9.9
aversion
38 6.5
dislike
  • Texting
50 1.0

Surface Forms

dosa singular
dosas plural

Etymology

The word dosa comes from the old Buddhist languages Pali and Sanskrit, where dosa means 'anger' or 'hatred'. So in Buddhism dosa is the name for the mental feeling of aversion or ill will that leads to suffering.