Alobha

Translations of
Alobha
Englishnon-attachment,
without attachment
Sanskritalobha
Pali𑀅𑀮𑁄𑀪, alobha
Chinese無貪(T) / 无贪(S)
Indonesiantanpa-keserakahan
Korean무탐
(RR: mutam)
Tibetanམ་ཆགས་པ།
(Wylie: ma chags pa;
THL: machakpa
)
Glossary of Buddhism

Alobha (Sanskrit, Pali; Tibetan Wylie: ma chags pa) is a Buddhist term translated as "non-attachment" or "non-greed". It is defined as the absence of attachment or desire towards worldly things or worldly existence. It causes one to not engage in unwholesome actions.[1][2] It is one of the virtuous mental factors within the Abhidharma teachings.

The Abhidharma-samuccaya states:

What is alobha? It is not to be attached to a mode of life and all that is involved with it. It functions in providing the basis for not being caught up in non-virtuous action.[1]
  1. ^ a b Guenther (1975), Kindle Locations 536-537.
  2. ^ Kunsang (2004), p. 25.