(P li, Skt.; lit., ‘that which fuels a process’ or ‘keeps it going’). Grasping, clinging, attachment; according to Buddhism the mark of human behaviour generally. There are four types: grasping after sense objects, speculative philosophies ( di hi-v da) , rules and rituals (see S LABBATA-PAR M SA ), and theories of a soul ( atta-v da ).