(Sanskrit; PÄli; desire, intention, motivation). A psychological faculty that motivates action. Depending on its object, chanda can be good, bad, or neutral (PÄli, dhamma-chanda, kÄmacchanda, kattu-kamyatÄ), unlike craving (tṛṣṇÄ), which is invariably bad. http://www.answers.com/
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