Parent:: [[Dhamma]] Related:: [[Asava|Āsava]], [[Anusaya]], [[Nivarana]], [[Samyojana|Saṃyojana]] # Kilesa (Defilements, Corruptions) > [!tldr] There are 3 types of Kilesa at the root: > - [[Raga|Rāga]] (Desire) > - [[Dosa]] or Dvesha (Hatred) > - [[Moha]] (Delusion) ![[SN22.100 Dutiyagaddulabaddhasutta#^citta-corruption-purification]] ## 16 Types of Upakkilesa > [!NOTE] 16 Upakkilesa — In Vatthasutta ([MN7](https://suttacentral.net/mn7/en/sujato)) > And what are the **==corruptions== of the mind**? > _Katame ca, bhikkhave, **cittassa ==upakkilesā==**?_ > > **Covetousness and immoral greed** (1), **ill will** (2), **anger** (3), **hostility** (4), **disdain** (5), **contempt** (6), **jealousy** (7), **stinginess** (8), **deceit** (9), **deviousness** (10), **obstinacy** (11), **aggression** (12), **conceit** (13), **arrogance** (14), **vanity** (15), and **negligence** (16) are corruptions of the mind. > > _**Abhijjhāvisamalobho** (1) cittassa upakkileso, **byāpādo** (2) cittassa upakkileso, **kodho** (3) cittassa upakkileso, **upanāho** (4) cittassa upakkileso, **makkho** (5) cittassa upakkileso, **paḷāso** (6) cittassa upakkileso, **issā** (7) cittassa upakkileso, **macchariyaṁ** (8) cittassa upakkileso, **māyā** (9) cittassa upakkileso, **sāṭheyyaṁ** (10) cittassa upakkileso, **thambho** (11) cittassa upakkileso, **sārambho** (12) cittassa upakkileso, **māno** (13) cittassa upakkileso, **atimāno** (14) cittassa upakkileso, **mado** (15) cittassa upakkileso, **pamādo** (16) cittassa upakkileso._ > [!NOTE] List of 16 moral 'impurities of the mind' (cittassa upakkilesa) mentioned and explained in MN7: > 1. Covetousness and unrighteous greed (abhijjhā-visamalobha), > 2. Ill will (vyāpāda), > 3. Anger (kodha), > 4. Hostility (upanāha), > 5. Denigration (makkha), > 6. Domineering (palāsa), > 7. Envy (issā), > 8. Stinginess (macchariya), > 9. Hypocrisy (māyā), > 10. Fraud (sātheyya), > 11. Obstinacy (thambha), > 12. Presumption (sārambha), > 13. Conceit (māna), > 14. Arrogance (atimāna), > 15. Vanity (mada), > 16. Negligence (pamāda). (source: [wisdomlib.org](https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/upakkilesa), Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines) ## Other forms of Kilesa ### [[Asava|Āsava]] (Mental Impurities) ![[Asava#4 Types of Āsava]] ### [[Anusaya]] — A Deep Defilement ![[Anusaya#^210539]] ![[Anusaya#^anusaya-types]] ## Videos - **Best video:** [[(2022-09-06) How to remove defilements or fermentation @Kilesa @Niramisa @Sampajanna]] ## Sutta - (Wonderful) AN3.71 Channasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an3.71/en/sujato)) #dhamma/beginner - Why one should give up Greed, Anger, and Delusion - MN7 Vatthasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/mn7/en/sujato)) - On the 16 upakkilesā