A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c11.50

v1.c11.50

The sources of attachment are dealt with: moha (ignorance), icchā (desire), dveṣa (aversion) and karman (action). Attachment gives rise to ahaṃkāra (experiencing the own ego as a glorious entity), saṅga (actions not leading to emancipation), saṃśaya (doubt), abhisamplava (considering the self to be identical with the body), abhyavapāta (self-based attachment), vipratyaya (considering something wholesome as unwholesome, etc., and the other way round), aviśeṣa (lack of discrimination), and anupāya (employment of unsuitable means) (5.10).¹²⁴ Detachment is apavarga (emancipation), mokṣa (freedom from bondage), etc. (5.11).