Āvaraṇa
| Key Term | āvaraṇa |
|---|---|
| Hover Popup Choices | obscurations |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | sgrib pa |
| Devanagari Sanskrit Script | आवरण |
| Romanized Sanskrit | āvaraṇa |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering | drip pa |
| English Standard | obscurations |
| Dan Martin's English Term | obscurations; veils |
| Term Type | Noun |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | Literally that which obscures or conceals. They are often listed as a set of two obscurations (sgrib gnyis): the afflictive emotional obscurations (Skt. kleśāvaraṇa, Tib. nyon mongs pa'i sgrib pa) and the cognitive obscurations (Skt. jñeyāvaraṇa, Tib. shes bya'i sgrib pa). By removing the first one becomes free of suffering and by removing the second one becomes omniscient. |
| Definitions | |
| Rangjung Yeshe's English Term | Obscurations. The veils that covers one's direct perception of the nature of mind. In the general Buddhist teachings several types are mentions: the obscuration of karma preventing one from entering the path of enlightenment, the obscuration of disturbing emotions preventing progress along the path, the obscuration of habitual tendencies preventing the vanishing of confusion, and the final obscuration of dualistic knowledge preventing the full attainment of buddhahood. to defile [a statue]. obscuration [thd]. Obscuration. The two veils of disturbing emotions and dualistic perception that cover one's buddha nature. |