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**cookiemonster** · 07-01-2011, 02:11 PM

Dear friends,

I was looking up the meaning of vibhava tanha and the definition was "craving for non-existence or self-annihilation" which appeared a little misleading to me, because Ajahn Sumedho used the term in one of his books in connection with finding another person difficult and not wanting them to be the way they are .

"Craving for non-existence or self annihilation" seems as though it could mean wanting death.

http://www.buddhanet.net/budsas/ebud...ict/dic3_v.htm

I wondered if anyone could expand on this with some examples, please?

with kind wishes,

Aloka-D

07-01-2011, 02:11 PM	#1
cookiemonster Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 515 Senior Member	Vibhava tanha Dear friends, I was looking up the meaning of vibhava tanha and the definition was "craving for non-existence or self-annihilation" which appeared a little misleading to me, because Ajahn Sumedho used the term in one of his books in connection with finding another person difficult and not wanting them to be the way they are . "Craving for non-existence or self annihilation" seems as though it could mean wanting death. http://www.buddhanet.net/budsas/ebud...ict/dic3_v.htm I wondered if anyone could expand on this with some examples, please? with kind wishes, Aloka-D
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