Biblical: the most general term for desire or want: 1) [vb.] to desire or wish for: las legs pa zhig 'dod do/ he desires a noble task (1 Tim. 3:1), ngas bzang po byed par sems la 'dod/ I desire to do what is good (Rom. 7:18 SV); 2) [n.] a wish, a will, a desire for: de tsho thar ba'i phyir snying nas 'dod pas/ my heart's desire is that they may be saved (Rom. 10:1), ma shi ka dang mnyam du sdod pa/ the desire to be with Christ (Phil. 1:23); 3) evil or inappropriate desire: 'dod pa ngan pa/ evil desires (Col. 3:5), don med pa dang gnod byed kyi 'dod pa/ foolish and harmful desires (1 Tim. 6:9), 'dod pa mngal dang ldan par gyur te sdig pa skyes/ when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin (Jas. 1:15), lus kyi 'dod pa/ fleshly desires (Rom. 13:14), bdag 'dzin gyi 'dod pa/ desires of the self (Gal. 5:16), bdag 'dzin ni de'i zhen pa dang 'dod pa bcas rgyang shing la bsad pa yin/ have crucified the self with its desires (Gal. 5:24).
Buddhist: 1) a common colloquial term for "wish" or "want to": nga ja 'thung na 'dod gi/ I want to drink tea (AMD); 2) physical desires: [colloq.] lust or sexual desire (AMD), yi dwags 'ga' shas bza' btung 'dod pa yin pa/ some pretas have the desire for food and drink (TRC 229), 3) desire for happiness, convenience, or welfare: ngas rang gi 'dod pa bzhin byas nas sdad/ I lived as I pleased (DPD), sems can thams cad bde ba 'dod pa dang sdug bsngal mi 'dod pa/ every being wants happiness and does not want suffering (TRC 9); 4) spiritual desires: byang chub 'dod pa/ the desire to be enlightened (GSL 22), mtshan nyid kyi gzhung la slob gnyer byed yag la 'dod pa chen po/ a great wish to study the books on philosophy (TRC 2).
Cognates: 1) 'dod pa khengs/ to be satisfied: des kyang 'dod pa ma khengs par/ not satisfied with that (TRC 260); 2) 'dod pa'i khams/ the desire realm, which encompasses the six possible rebirths: god, demigod, man, animal, preta, and hell-being (TRI 144); 3) 'dod pa bsod nyams/ asceticism (SGN 10); 4) 'dod pa'i dngos po/ an object of desire (TRC 270); 5) 'dod log evil desires (Mk. 7:21); 6) 'dod pa'i dad pa/ longing faith. See faith.
Proverbs: 1) khyod rang khyod gi 'dod pa zin 'dod na/,,chang dang a rag de las lhag pa med/ if you are merely interested in following your own desire, there is nothing better than beer and hard liquor (KPU 8); 2) rang 'dod can gyi mi la ngo tsha med/ selfish people have no sense of shame (KPU 9); 3) 'dod pa'i zhags thag rkang nas ma khrol na/,,lha chos byas song zer yang stong pa red/ if you cannot untie the noose of desire completely, even the best so-called religious practice is pointless (KPU 9).
Biblical: desire in a negative sense, carnal desire, lust: lus kyi 'dod chags/ lusts of the flesh (2 Pet. 2:18), lus kyi 'dod chags spongs shig get rid of the desires of the sinful nature (Rom. 13:14 SV).
Buddhist: 'dod chags/ is a technical term meaning attachment or an undue desire to obtain something (KTM). As the fundamental Bst. fault it is given first place in both the "three poisons" 'dod chags/,,/zhe sdang /,,gti mug attachment, hatred, and ignorance (TRI 132), and the "six root afflictions" 'dod chags/,,zhe sdang /,,nga rgyal/,,ma rig pa/,,nyon mongs can gyi lta ba/,,the tshom/ attachment, hatred, conceit, ignorance, wrong view, and doubt (TRI 284). It can be defined as follows: 'dod chags zer ba/,,tshul min yid byed kyis rang gi yul la yid 'ong gi rnam par sgro btags nas chags pa'i yul de 'thob par 'dod pa'am/,,mi 'bral bar 'dod pa'i chags pa gcig attachment is an inappropriate desire which wishes to obtain or not to be separated from the object of desire (TRI 284). In Bsm. such attachment is the root of all suffering, and so occupies a place analogous to original sin in Christian theology.
Proverbs: 1) 'dod chags 'dra ba'i me med de/ there is no fire like desire (DMP 105); 2) 'dod chags yul rjes ma zhen zhen blo ltos/ don't pursue the object of desire, look at the craving mind (HTE 194); 3) 'dod chags nag po rgya mtsho'i gting la bskur/ sink the black passion of desire to the bottom of the ocean (KPU 2).
Biblical: to become attached or attracted to: 'jig rten dang 'jig rten la chags pa 'da'/ the world and its desires pass away (1 Jn. 2:17).
Buddhist: 1) chags pa/ in its Bst. sense is any attachment or desire, even normal family ties: a ma de mi tshang la chags ba'i stobs kyis shi nas mi tshang de'i khyi ru skyes/ the mother, because of her attachment to the family, was reborn as the family dog (TRC 259). Even attachment to personal existence bdag tu chags pa/ (attachment to a self) is evil in Bsm. and is listed as one of the "afflicted consciousnesses" (KBT 31). chags pa/ thus has very negative connotations, being a cause of continued rebirth. By contrast, ma chags pa/ (non-attachment) is a virtue that "arises when one realizes that one's body and wealth are impure, having the nature of aging, illness, and death. Thus one's mind separates from these phenomena and does not grasp at them" (KBT 16-17), rgyu nor la chags pa/ the desire for wealth; 2) chags pa/ = "love", but used as a negative term, as in a monk loving a woman (AMD).
Biblical: desire: sdig pas nga'i nang du chags sred sna tshogs bskyed do/ sin produced in me covetous desires (Rom. 7:8).
Biblical: attachment, desire: sred pa sna tshogs/ various kinds of desires (Mk. 4:19), ma sred/ do not covet (Rom. 13:9).
Buddhist: sred pa/ is the desire to seek pleasure and avoid pain, and is also used in a technical sense to mean attachment (TRI 289). As such it is one of the twelve links of internal dependent-arising, or causes of suffering and rebirth (KBT 36). At death three cravings sred pa gsum/ are said to be experienced 'dod sred/ attachment to objects, 'jigs sred/ craving for fear of losing a human body, srid sred/ attachment to existence (CNG 11).