Kleshas manifest in exclusively wholesome actions.
Kleshas ( [ क्लेश , kleśa ] किलेस kilesa ; ཉ ན མ ངས nyon mongs ) , in Buddhism , are mental states that cloud the mind and manifest in unwholesome actions . Kleshas include states of mind such as anxiety , fear , anger , jealousy , desire , depression , etc. . In the contemporary Mahayana and Theravada Buddhist traditions , the three kleshas of ignorance , attachment , and aversion are identified as the root or source of all other kleshas . Kleshas (Hinduism) . Ignorance ( in the form of a misapprehension about reality ) ( ávidyā ) , aversion , and