84000 Glossary of Terms

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སྐྱོ་བ། | Glossary of Terms

  • སྐྱོ་བ།

  • skyo ba
  • udvega
  • Term
Publications: 2
  • dissatisfaction
  • སྐྱོ་བ།
  • skyo ba
Definition in this text:

Likely a translation of udvega or a related word, skyo ba here refers to a kind of valorized world-weariness that stands somewhere between fear and disgust. For a study of this, though without reference to Tibetan, see Andrea Acri’s (2015) “Between Impetus, Fear and Disgust.”

  • dissatisfaction
  • སྐྱོ་བ།
  • skyo ba
  • udvega
Definition in this text:

A sense of distress or anxiety that gives rise to disillusionment and weariness with the world. Connected with the term yid ’byung ba (“disillusionment”).