Jealousy (Buddhism)

In Tibetan Buddhism, jealousy is a deep disturbance of the mind involving hatred towards another for his good fortune, and stemming from an attachment to worldly goods. In Hinayana Buddhism, envying is that which envies. It is regarded as a fetter, as something which binds. It has the characteristic of being jealous of another's good fortune; its function is dissatisfaction and lack of delight in such good fortune. It manifests as turning away from and being adverse to the prosperity of others; the proximate cause is such success of another.

One of the twenty secondary afflictions of Tibetan Buddhism. One of the formations aggregate (mental coefficients) of Hinayana Buddhism, being listed among the inconstant states which are immutable by nature, and as unprofitable secondary (sometimes present in any unprofitable or unprofitable-resultant consciousness).