Lobha

In Hinduism, lobha (लोभ) is the concept of character affliction that refers to any form of "sensuality, lust, desire" or "attachment to sensual objects". It is one of the five kleshas that afflict the Ātman. It is one of the Shadripurs.

Lobha is a Sanskrit technical term, used in jurisdiction, meaning "greed for wealth". It has been cited as one of the causes of perjury.

In literature
The word lobha is used in religious literature such as the Manusmriti. Lobha refers to material greed. According to the Vishnu Purana, lobha represents a type of spiritual pain of the emotional kind. Accordingly, "the wise man investigates the three types of worldly suffering, or mental and physical suffering and the like, and attains true knowledge and detachment from human objects, attaining ultimate extinction". Ramayana advises forest dwellers to give up lobha in verse 2.24.