Dveshaklesha, Dveṣakleśa, Dvesha-klesha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Dveṣakleśa can be transliterated into English as Dvesaklesa or Dveshaklesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāDveṣakleśa (द्वेषक्लेश) refers to the “vices of aversion”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, how does the knowledge (jñāna) of the Bodhisattva becomes like open space? [...] (6) he never deviates from the nature of the dharma which is without aversion, and teaches the dharma for other beings so that they overcome their aversion; (7) he never deviates from the nature of the dharma which is without bewilderment, and teaches the dharma for other beings so that they overcome their bewilderment (8) he never deviates from the nature of the dharma which is without impurity, and teaches the dharma for other beings so that they overcome their impurity; (9) he teaches the dharma in order to purify the vices of desire, aversion, and bewilderment (dveṣakleśa); (10) he never looks down on the thought of desire, aversion, bewilderment, and impurity and also never looks up to the thought free from desire, aversion, bewilderment, and impurity”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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