    (pÄli; sanskrit: , also trishna) is a buddhist term that literally means "thirst," and is commonly translated as craving or desire. within buddhism,  is defined as the craving to hold onto pleasurable experiences, to be separated from painful or unpleasant experiences, and for neutral experiences or feelings not to decline. the buddhist tradition identifies  as a self-centered type of desire that is based in ignorance. this type of desire is contrasted to wholesome types of desire such as the desire to benefit others or to follow the buddhist path. in the first teaching of the buddha on the four noble truths, the buddha identified  as a principal cause in the arising of dukkha (suffering, anxiety, dissatisfaction).  is also identified as the eighth link in the twelve links of dependent origination. ==overview==  is the craving to hold onto pleasurable experiences, to be separated from painful or unpleasant experiences, and for neutral experiences or feelings not to decline.walpola sri rahula (2007). kindel locations 791-809.dalai lama (1992), p. 21. (from the introduction by jeffry hopkins)sonam rinchen (2006), p. 11.ajahn sucitto (2010), kindle location 943-946leifer (1997), p. 98. in the first teaching of the buddha on the four noble truths, the buddha identified  as a principal cause in the arising of dukkha (suffering, anxiety, unsatisfactoriness). walpola rahula states: {{quote|it is this "thirst", desire, greed, craving, manifesting itself in various ways, that gives rise to all forms of suffering and the continuity of beings. but it should not be taken as the first cause, for there is no first cause possible as, according to buddhism, everything is relative and inter-dependent. even this "thirst", taá¹hÄ, which is considered as the cause or origin of dukkha, depends for its arising (samudaya) on something else, which is sensation (vedanÄ), and sensation arises depending on contact (phassa), and so on and so forth goes on the circle which is known as conditioned genesis (paá¹­icca-samuppÄda)... so taá¹hÄ, "thirst", is not the first or the only cause of the arising of dukkha. but it is the most pa
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