Asaṃkliṣṭa

asaṃkliṣṭa [alt. niḥsaṃkleśa] (T. nyon mongs med pa). Translated as "non-arising of kleshas", "absence of kleshas", etc. One of the twenty-one sets of undefiled qualities. In the context of the undefiled qualities, this refers to the ability to the prevent oneself from being the cause of disturbing emotions within others.

The Treasury of Precious Qualities states:

When Shravakas are on their way to a village to beg for alms, they first examine clairvoyantly whether their appearance will be an occasion of anger or attachment for the people there. If so, they proceed no further. By contrast, the perfect Buddha goes to such places on purpose and benefits the people by teaching the Dharma and displaying miracles, using every skillful method to prevent afflictions from arising in the minds of the people, both then and subsequently.

The Khenjuk states:

...absence of disturbing emotion, in this context means to focus on the mind-stream of another person in order to safeguard them against giving rise to disturbing emotions. To explain, before a shravaka arhat goes to a village and so forth, he examines with his superknowledge: "If I go there, will disturb- ing emotions arise or not in another's mind-stream with regard to myself?" If he perceives that disturbing emotions will arise, he refrains from going there and thereby he simply protects the other person. It also happens that, if he hasn't examined, he is unable to guard against another's disturbing emotions when entering a village. The Buddha's absence of disturbing emotion is superior because when he meets with beings who will give rise to disturbing emotions, he interrupts their disturbing emotions with skillful means.

Alternative translations

• "non-arising of kleshas",
• "absence of kleshas",
• etc.

Sources

• Jigme Lingpa; Kangyur Rinpoche (2010), Treasury of Precious Qualities, Book One, translated by Padmakara Translation Group, Boston: Shambhala Publications 
• Mipham Rinpoche (2002), Gateway to Knowledge, vol. III, translated by Kunsang, Erik Pema, Rangjung Yeshe Publications