108 Defilements of Buddhism

108 Defilements

revised from The Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia

These 108 defilements of Buddhism were read before 108 bell rings on Lost Species Day, November 30, 2024, at Bozeman Dharma Center. Some of the terms have been changed from the source at The Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia to simplify and ideally avoid need for definitions in parentheses. Repetition herein might be left to nuance, including that lost in original translation.

abandonment; abuse; aggression; ambition; anger; arrogance; barbarity; blasphemy; calculation; callousness; chattiness; cheekiness; combativeness; conceitedness; condemnation; contempt; craving; cruelty; cursing; debasement; deceit; deception; defiance; desire for fame; discord; dishonesty; disrespect; dissatisfaction; dogmatism; dominance; domineering; egoism; envy; excessiveness; exploitative; faithlessness; falseness; foolishness; fraudulence; gambling; garish; gluttony; grasping; greed; greed for money; grudge; hard-heartedness; hatred; haughtiness; high-handedness; hostility; hotheaded; humiliation; hurt; hypercritical; hypocrisy; ignorance; impostor; improper; inattentiveness; incomprehension; indifference; inflexibility; ingratitude; insatiability; intolerance; irresponsibility; jealousy; know-it-all; lust; lying; malignancy; manipulation; masochism; mercilessness; mismatched mood or behavior; negativity; obsession; obstinacy; oppression; pessimism; prejudice; presumption; pretense; pride; rage; resentfulness; ridicule; rudeness; sarcasm; seducement; self-denial; self-hatred; self-indulgent; shamelessness; stinginess; stubbornness; torment; tyranny; unkindness; unruliness; unyielding; vanity; vindictiveness; violence; wastefulness; wickedness; wrathful

Source: The 108 Defilements of Buddhism | The Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia