Raga (Sanskrit term)

Raga is a Buddhist and Hindu concept of character affliction or poison referring to any form of "greed, sensuality, lust, desire" or "attachment to a sensory object". Raga is represented in Buddhist artwork by a bird - usually a cock. In Hinduism, it is one of the five Kleshas or poisons that afflict the soul. In Buddhism, Raga is identified in the following contexts:One of the three poisons within the Mahayana Buddhist tradition One of the three unwholesome roots, called lobha, within the Theravada Buddhist tradition One of the six root kleshas within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors, called lobha, within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings

Definitions

literally means 'color or hue' in Sanskrit. In Buddhist texts as a form of blemish, personal impurity or fundamental character affliction. The term Raga also refers to a melodic mode in Indian music. == In Buddhism ==

In Buddhism

As a Buddhist philosophical concept, the term refers to 'greed, sensuality, desire' or 'attachment to a sensory object'. Some scholars render it as 'craving'. Raga is one of three poisons and afflictions, also called the "threefold fires" in Buddhist Pali canon, that prevents a being from reaching nirvana. To extinguish all raga (greed, lust, desire, attachment) is one of the requirements of nirvana (liberation) in Buddhism. This mis-perception or misunderstanding is referred to as avidya (ignorance). == In Hinduism ==

In Hinduism

In the Yoga Sutras II.7, rāga is defined as the desire for pleasure based on remembering past experiences of pleasure. Memory triggers the wish to repeat those experiences, leading to attachment. Ego is seen as the root of this attachment, and memory is necessary for attachment to form. Even when not consciously remembered, past impressions can unconsciously draw the mind toward objects of pleasure. The word rāga also appears in a different sense in Yoga Sutra IV.17, with the prefix upa, as upa-rāga, meaning "being colored". In this verse, Patanjali explains how objects become known or unknown based on their interaction with the mind (citta). ==See also==

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