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Pradāśa (Sanskrit; Tibetan phonetic: tsikpa) is a Buddhist term translated as "spite" or "spitefulness". It is defined as an attitude based on fury/indignation (krodha) and resentment (Upanāha) in which one is unable or unwilling to forgive; it causes one to utter harsh words. It is one of the twenty subsidiary unwholesome Mental factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings.

What is spite (pradāśa)? It is a vindictive attitude preceded by fury/indignation (krodha) and resentment (Upanāha)–forming part of anger–and its function is to become the basis for harsh and strong words, to increase what is not meritorious, and not to allow one to feel happy.

Spite is a derivative of anger (Pratigha).

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-'''[[Pradāśa]]''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Tibetan]] phonetic: [[tsikpa]]) is a [[Buddhist]] term translated as "[[spite]]" or "[[spitefulness]]". It is defined as an [[attitude]] based on fury/indignation ([[krodha]]) and [[resentment]] ([[Upanāha]]) in which one is unable or unwilling to forgive; it [[causes]] one to utter harsh words. It is one of the twenty subsidiary [[unwholesome]] [[Mental factors]] within the [[Mahayana]] [[Abhidharma]] teachings.
+'''[[Pradāśa]]''' ([[Sanskrit]]; [[Tibetan]] phonetic: [[tsikpa]]) is a [[Buddhist]] term translated as "[[spite]]" or "[[spitefulness]]". It is defined as an [[attitude]] based on fury/indignation ([[krodha]]) and [[resentment]] ([[Upanāha]]) in which one is unable or unwilling to {{Wiki|forgive}}; it [[causes]] one to utter harsh words. It is one of the twenty subsidiary [[unwholesome]] [[Mental factors]] within the [[Mahayana]] [[Abhidharma]] teachings.
 The [[Abhidharma-samuccaya]] states: