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The eight worldly preoccupations or samsaric dharmas (Tib. འཇིག་རྟེན་ཆོས་བརྒྱད་, jikten chö gyé, Wyl. ‘jig rten chos brgyad) are where all one’s actions are governed by:
- hope for happiness and fear of suffering,
- hope for fame and fear of insignificance,
- hope for praise and fear of blame,
- hope for gain and fear of loss;
basically attachment and aversion.
They are mentioned in verse 29 of Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend.
Alternative Translations
- eight worldly concerns
- eight mundane obsessions
- eight worldly dharmas
