Adhimokṣa
Adhimokṣa
Buddhist term
Adhimoksha (Sanskrit, also adhimokṣa; Pali: adhimokkha; Tibetan Wylie: mos pa) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "interest", "intensified interest", or "decision". It is defined as holding onto a certain form object; its function is not to lose the object.[1][2]
Within the Buddhist Abhidharma teachings, adhimoksha is identified as follows:
- One of the six occasional mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings
- One of the five object-determining mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings