मोह
Moha
Delusion / Confusion / Bewilderment
癡
Grammar 語法
masculine noun (a-stem): from muhyati (to be bewildered)
Definition 釋義
The third and most fundamental unwholesome root — delusion about the nature of reality. Moha is non-knowing (avijjā at the cetasika level), the fog that prevents clear perception of impermanence, suffering, and non-self. The Abhidhamma identifies moha as present in all 12 types of unwholesome consciousness. Unlike lobha and dosa which have a specific object, moha is a pervasive quality of mental dullness and confusion. Its antidote is paññā (wisdom).
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Moho kho, āvuso, akusalaṃ; amoho kho, āvuso, kusalaṃ.
Delusion, friend, is the unwholesome; non-delusion, friend, is the wholesome.
Source: MN 9 (Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta)
At a Glance
- Pali
- Moha
- IAST
- Moha
- Devanagari
- मोह
- Chinese
- 癡
- Difficulty
- beginner
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