| Term | motivation |
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| Tibetan | |
| Sanskrit | |
| Pali | |
| Definition | When used in Western languages, a state of mind that entails two mental factors (subsidiary awarenesses): a motivating aim and a motivating emotion. A motivating aim is the mental factor of an intention – the intention to reach a certain goal for a certain purpose. A motivating emotion is the mental factor of the positive or negative emotion, such as love and compassion, or jealousy and greed, which accompanies the intention and moves one to attain that goal. |
| Translation | motivazione |
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| Definition |
| German | Motivation |
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| Persian (Farsi) | انگیزه |
| French | motivation |
| Italian | motivazione |
| Vietnamese | động lực, động cơ |