Question on Ajaan Maha Boowa term used ‘Gileisas’?

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Question on Ajaan Maha Boowa term used ‘Gileisas’?

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What is the Pali term ‘Gileisas’ that Ajaan Maha Boowa uses?

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You might want to ask on our sister forum, which focuses on Theravada:
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There are some members there who are quite proficient in Pali.
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Sounds like kilesa, i.e. Pali for klesha.
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FYI, this is not the Theravada forum. Happy to help, but you might be more interested in https://www.dhammawheel.com/.
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