Theravāda: ‘Doctrine of the Elders’, is a name of the oldest form of the Buddha’s teachings, handed down to us in the Pāli language. According to tradition, its name is derived from the fact of ha …

Thīna-middha: ‘lethargy and Laziness’ or ‘lethargy and laziness’, constitute the 3rd of the 5 hindrances nīvarana. They may or may not, be…

Laziness: thīna, see: thīna - middha

Āsava: lit: fermentations, taints, corruptions, intoxicant biases. There is a list of four as in D. 16, Pts.M., Vibh.:
1: The mental fermentation of sense-desire kāmāsava, Ex: ’All is pleasan …