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tanha

tanha noun: cravings; desires.

Noun

tanha (uncountable)

  1. Cravings; desires.
    • The Buddhist concept of tanha, for example — roughly translated as “blind demandingness” — encapsulates many tenets of R.E.B.T. and points the way toward emotional equanimity: stop asking more of the universe than it can possibly deliver.2009 May 10, “Enlightenment Therapy”, in New York Times

Origin of tanha

Transliteration of Pali taṇhā.

Questions about tanha

What does tanha mean?
Tanha means cravings; desires.
What part of speech is tanha?
Tanha is a noun.

Words near tanha in the dictionary

  1. Tangyin
  2. tangyuan
  3. tangzhong
  4. tangzhuang
  5. tangzhuangs
  6. tanha
  7. tanhouse
  8. tanhouses
  9. Tani
  10. tania
  11. Tanice

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