Hrī (Buddhism)

Translations of
hri
Englishself-respect,
conscientiousness,
sense of shame,
dignity
Sanskritह्रीः (hrīḥ)
Palihiri
Chinese慚(T) / 惭(S)
Indonesianrasa malu; rasa malu berbuat jahat
Japanese
(Rōmaji: zan)
Korean
(RR: cham)
Tibetanངོ་ཚ་ཤེས་པ།
(Wylie: ngo tsha shes pa;
THL: ngo tsa shepa
)
VietnameseTàm
Glossary of Buddhism

Hri (Sanskrit: ह्रीः, hrīḥ; Pali: hiri) is a Sanskrit Buddhist term translated as "self-respect" or "conscientiousness". Pronounced /hriːh/. It is defined as the attitude of taking earnest care with regard to one's actions and refraining from non-virtuous actions. It is one of the virtuous mental factors within the Abhidharma teachings.

The Abhidharma-samuccaya states:

"What is hri? It is to avoid what is objectionable as far as I see it and its function is to provide a basis for refraining from non-virtuous actions."