Rūparāga
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rūparāga (T. gzugs la chags ba; C. se tan 色貪) is translated as "desire for existence in the form realm," "craving for existence in the realm of subtle materiality," etc. It is a desire to be reborn as a deva in the realm of subtle form (rūpadhātu), where beings are possessed of refined material bodies, are free from physical passions, and have minds that are perpetually absorbed in the bliss of meditative absorption (dhyana).[1][2]
It is one of the ten fetters.
Etymology
- Rhys Davids & Stede (1921-25), pp. 574-5, "Rūpa" entry (retrieved 2008-04-09), defines rūparāgo as "lust after rebirth in rūpa." Bodhi (2000), p. 1565, SN 45.180, translates it as "lust for form." Gethin (1998), p. 73, uses "desire for form." Thanissaro (2000) uses "passion for form." Walshe (1995), p. 27, uses "craving for existence in the Form World."
Notes
- ↑ Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. rūparāga
- ↑
Ten fetters, Rigpa Shedra Wiki