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misery (that which binds all), moral corruption, general corruptness, sin, fetter [JV]
misery (that which binds all), moral corruption, general corruptness, sin, fetter [JV]



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misery (that which binds all), moral corruption, general corruptness, sin, fetter [JV]

worldly fetters, misery (lit. all-binding) fetters, bonds, 'all-ensnaring.' entanglement [RY]

fetters, bonds, 'all-ensnaring' entanglement [of mind in the case of shamatha and meditative equipose for kleshas that entangle the mind; 1) again and again continuously engage in them 2) [do so without being ashamed] ngo tsha khrel med du spyod pa, 3) [joyfully] dga' zhing mgu bar spyod pa, 4) [without a view conceptualizing them as faults] nyes dmigs su mi lta ba. If there are all those four, that is the great [worst]. The middle has 4) and the others ma tshang incompletely. The lesser has the other limbs complete, but not 4.] [IW]

entanglers. See also kun nas dkris pa. DKC

Discussion

The translation "fetter" seems less common in translations of abhidharma literature, and also is a very good translation for the Tibetan word kun sbyor. Thus it seems better to avoid using it for kun dkris. DKC