Lobha [cp. Vedic & Epic Sk. lobha; fr. lubh: see lub- bhati] covetousness, greed. Defined at Vism 468 as "lubbhanti tena, sayaŋ vā lubbhati, lubbhana -- mattam eva vā taŋ," with several comparisons following. <-> Often found in triad of lobha, dosa, moha (greed, anger, bewilderment, forming the three principles of demerit: see kusala -- mūla), e. g. at A iv.96; It 83, 84; Vism 116; Dukp 9, 18 sq. See dosa & moha. -- D iii.214, 275; S i.16, 43, 63, 123 (bhava˚); v.88; A i.64 (˚kkhaya), 160 (visama˚), cp. D iii.70 sq.; ii.67; Sn 367, 371, 537 (˚kodha), 663, 706, 864, 941 (˚pāpa); Nd1 15, 16, 261; J iv.11 (kodha, dosa, l.); Dhs 982, 1059; Vbh 208, 341, 381, 402; Nett 13, 27; Vism 103; VbhA 18; PvA 7, 13, 17, 89 (+dosa), 102; VvA 14; Sdhp 52 (˚moha), 266. -- alobha disinterestedness D iii.214; Dhs 32.

 -- dhammā (pl.) affection of greed, things belonging to greed; (adj.) (of) greedy character M i.91; iii.37; D i.224, 230; S iv.111; A iii.350; J iv.11. -- mūlathe root of greed Vism 454 (eightfold; with dosa -- mūla & moha -- mūla).