chanda

Sanskrit: chanda
Tibetan: འདུན་པ་
Tibetan (Wylie): ‘dun pa
Tibetan (phonetics): dün pa
English term: Interest
English Definition: A mental factor that is classified as one of the five object-ascertaining factors in Asanga’s classification and as one of the ten general mind bases in Vasubandhu’s classification. Interest is the desire to approach the object; it is the basis for effort.
Spanish: Interés