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jealous

  1. phrag dog

    Biblical: 1) jealousy, usually in a sinful sense: ra hel gyis a che la phrag dog byas/  Rachel became jealous of her sister (Gn. 30:1), phrag dog dang rtsod pa yod ring /  while there is jealousy and quarreling (1 Cor. 3:3), rtsod pa dang /,,phrag dog dang /,,khro ba/  quarreling and jealousy and anger (Gal. 5:20); 2) used also of "godly" jealousy, although not directly of God's jealousy: khyed tsho'i phyir du nga la dkon mchog gi lugs su phrag dog skye'o/  I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy (2 Cor. 11:2).

    Buddhist: phrag dog to be upset at the good fortune of another, is one of the 20 secondary afflictions (KBT 22). It is repeatedly condemned in the Bst. scriptures: nang chos la gus bkur rgya che zhus pas phrag dog gis mi bzod pa/  through envy could not endure the wide respect and service being paid to the Buddhist doctrine (TRC 114), mi 'ga' zhig gis sangs rgyas la phrag dog langs te/  some men became jealous of the Buddha (SGN 16), phrag dog byed mkhan gtso bo rang gi phu bo lhas byin yin/  the one most jealous of him was his cousin Devadatta (SGN 19), lha'i nang nas phrag dog che ba/  among the gods, their jealousy is greater (TRC 272).

    Proverbs: 1) phrag dog pa'i mi ni zhe sdang me ltar sbar ro/  the hate of a jealous man burns like fire (CTL 277); 2) phrag dog yul rjes ma 'brang /  don't follow after the object of jealousy (HTE 196).

  2. 'gran sems/ 

    [lit. contend, strive + mind]

    Biblical: contention, jealousy, strife due to envy; the root meaning appears to be an intolerance of rivals: ya ho wa khyod kyi dkon mchog ni za ba'i me lta bu dang /,,dkon mchog 'gran sems can zhig lags/  the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God (Dt. 4:24), dkon mchog ni 'gran sems can zhig yin te/  I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God (Dt. 5:9).

    Buddhist: competitiveness, the thought of competing with a rival (TDC 510), dgra gshed dang 'gran sems/  aggression and competitiveness (DLP 13).

  3. 'khren pa/ 

    Biblical: to look on with envy or jealousy: nga ya ho wa khyod kyi dkon mchog ni 'khren can zhig yin/  I the Lord your God, am a jealous God (Ex. 20:5), ya ho wa'i mtshan ni thugs 'khren can yin te/  the Lord, whose name is Jealous (Ex. 34:14), dkon mchog dam pa 'khren can lags pas/  he is a holy God, he is a jealous God (Jos. 24:19).

    Buddhist: 'khren pa/  an archaic term meaning to long for, be attached to, or desire emotionally (TDC 332).