(Sanskrit; Pāli, akusala). The opposite of kuśala. Term of moral disapproval used of wrongful or unwholesome deeds or thoughts. In particular, the term denotes the defilements (kleśas) and actions which breach the various Buddhist moral codes such as the Five Precepts (pañca-śīla).
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