hajlam

(latent) disposition, tendency, propensity, inherence.

Anusaya: The 7 ‘latent tendencies’, hidden inclinations, or latent liabilities are:

1: The latent tendency to sense-greed kāma-rāga…

…we have a list of seven anusaya’s, the above five and delusion and craving for rebirth. Hence-forward these lists govern the connotation of…

lack of inherence, lack of propensity

an inherent tendency to (false) views; persistent (wrong) views.

adverb free from (latent) disposition.

…and latent tendencies anusaya. It is often called a hindrance nīvarana e.g. in S. XV, 3; A. X, 61 but does not appear together with the…

Inclinations: see: anusaya

…of the latent tendencies anusaya.

2. ‘Sense-reaction’. Applied to five-sense cognition, p.: occurs in the following contexts:

…

Latent tendencies: anusaya

…and anusaya, obstinacy, prejudice and bias MN.i.136; MN.iii.31, MN.iii.240; SN.ii.17; SN.iii.10,…

…na a.; variant reading anusayanti) & iv. 188 (akusalā dhammā na a.; variant reading anusenti) should preferably be read anusayati: see…

adjective DN.ii.283 (me dīgharatta˚), “for me, so long obsessed (with doubts)”. The reading is uncertain.

fr. anusaya

dormant, only in comb^n. dīgharatta˚; latent so long Thag.768; Snp.355 Snp.649. Cp. anusaya & anusayin.

pp. of anuseti, anu + śī

to “lie down with”, i.e.

1. trs. to dwell on, harp on (an idea) SN.ii.65; SN.iii.36; SN.iv.208.
2. (of the idea) to obsess, to fill the mind persistently, to lie dormant & be continually cropping up. …

adjective attached to one, i.e. inherent, chronic (of disease) MN.ii.70 (ābādha, variant reading BB anussāyika) Dhp-a.i.431 (roga).

fr. anusaya

…avijjā is termed an anusaya (DN.iii.254, DN.iii.282; SN.iv.205, SN.iv.208 sq., SN.iv.212); it is one of the āsavā…

…of empty speculation (cp. ˚anusaya) DN.iii.254; AN.iv.7 sq.; -saṅghāta the weft or tangle of wrong views (cp….

I. Crude meaning

bulk, massiveness (gross) substance.

1. Esp. used
   1. of an elephant: the bulk of the body, i.e. its back SN.i.95 vāraṇassa Ja.iii.392; hatthi-khandha-vara-gata on th …

…four mentioned at Netti.161: anusaya˚, pariyuṭṭhāna˚, saṁyojana˚ upādāna˚

• -māra death which is the consequence of sinful desire…

…four mentioned at Netti.161: anusaya˚, pariyuṭṭhāna˚, saṁyojana˚ upādāna˚

• -māra death which is the consequence of sinful desire…

selfish attachment, self-interest, selfishness Pv-a.230 In canonic books only in combination with ahaṅkāra mān’ ānusaya; (belief in an ego and bias of conceit) e.g. at MN.iii.18, MN.iii.32; SN.iii …

1. pride, conceit, arrogance (cittassa uṇṇati Mnd.80; Vb.350). Māna is one of the Saññojanas It is one of the principal obstacles to Arahantship A detailed analysis of māna in tenfold aspect is give …

I. Etymology

Although nir + vā “to blow”. (cp. BSk. nirvāṇa) is already in use in the Vedic period (see nibbāpeti), we do not find its distinctive ap …

…set as under headings of anusaya & saṃyojana; thus placing p. into the same category as these two) Dhs.390, Dhs.1061 (avijjā˚), Dhs.1162…

…= dat.) SN.iv.205 (the 3 anusayas: rāga˚, paṭigha˚, avijjā˚); Iti.80 (yo subhāya dhātuyā rāgo so padūyati). *…

underwood, brushwood, thicket. Does not occur in lit meaning, except in exegesis of Dhp.283 at Dhp-a.iii.424 q.v. under vana¹. Another defⁿ is given at Snp-a.24 “taṇhā pariyuṭṭ …

…Vb-a.118, Vb-a.369. ˚anusaya MN.i.433. ˚dosa MN.iii.3. ˚dhātu MN.iii.62. ˚nīvaraṇa MN.ii.203. See under each affix
■ Cp….

…with anusaya (inclination, hankering, disposition), e.g. at Pts.i.133; Pts.ii.158; Vb.340; Vism.140 (˚posana); Pv-a.197….