durguna
Durguna is a Sanskrit term meaning "bad qualities" or "defects." The word combines du, a prefix meaning "bad," with guna, "quality" or "attribute." In Indian philosophical and ethical literature, durguna is used to designate unfavourable dispositions that impede spiritual or moral development.
In discussions of the gunas—sattva, rajas, and tamas—durguna refers to negative traits associated with imbalance or
Scholars often treat the removal or transformation of durguna as part of broader ethical cultivation. Practices
In modern usage, durguna appears in discussions of character, virtue ethics, and spiritual practice, typically as