(P?li: ?????) or (Sanskrit: ??????) means "thirst, desire, craving, wanting, longing, yearning". Synonyms: · ? Cn: ài; Jp: ai; Vi: ái · Tibetan: sred.pa The most basic of these meanings (the literal meaning) is "thirst"; however, in Buddhism it has a technical meaning that is much broader. In part due to the variety of possible translations, is sometimes used as an untranslated technical term by authors writing about Buddhism. is the eighth link in the Twelve Nidanas of Dependent Origination (Prat?tyasamutp?da/). is also the fundamental constituent of Samudaya - the Noble Truth of the Origination of Suffering, the second of the Four Noble Truths. Buddhist teachings describe the craving for sense objects which provide pleasant feeling, or craving for sensory pleasures. is a term for wanting to have or wanting to

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