| Translations of kleshas | |
|---|---|
| English | purity |
| Sanskrit | śuddha viśuddha pariśuddha |
| Pali | suddha visuddha parisuddha, |
| Chinese | 淸淨 (Pinyin: qīngjìng) |
| Japanese | 清浄 (Rōmaji: shōjō) |
| Khmer | សុទ្ធ វិសុទ្ធ បរិសុទ្ធ (UNGEGN: sŏtth, vĭsŏtth, bârĭsŏtth) |
| Korean | 청정 (RR: cheongjeong) |
| Vietnamese | thanh tịnh |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
Purity (Pali: Vissudhi) is an important concept within much of Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism, although the implications of the resultant moral purification may be viewed differently in the varying traditions. The aim is to purify the personality of the Buddhist practitioner so that all moral and character defilements and defects (kleśas such as anger, ignorance and lust) are wiped away and nirvana can be obtained.