Anapatrapya
Anapatrapya is a Buddhist term that is translated as "lack of propriety", "disregard", etc. In the Theravada tradition, anottappa is defined as the absence of dread on account of misconduct. In the Mahayana tradition, anapatrapya is defined as engaging in non-virtue without inhibition on account of others.
Anapatrapya is identified as:
- One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings
- One of the twenty secondary unwholesome factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings
Explanations
Theravada
In the Visuddhimagga, anottappa is defined together with ahirika as follows:Nina van Gorkom explains:
Mahayana
The Abhidharma-samuccaya states:Mipham Rinpoche states:
Alexander Berzin explains: