Devanagari: पंचक्लेश ISO15919: paṁcakleśa

The five types of afflictions: avidya – ignorance due to misidentification with the body resulting in attachment to the impure or non-eternal, asmita – pride, false identification with the self, raaga – attachment to the world, dvesha – aversion towards worldly objects or people and abhinivesha – the fear of death.

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Five Afflictions

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Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 7