What is "anapatrapya"

Anapatrapya (Sanskrit; Pali: anottappa; Tibetan phonetic: trel mepa) is a Buddhist term that is translated as "lack of propriety", "disreguard", etc. In the Theravada tradition, anottappa is defined as the absence of dread on account of misconduct. In the Mahayana tradition, anapatrapya is defined as engaging in non-virtue without inhibition on account of others.

Anapatrapya (Pali: anottappa) is identified as:

• One of the fourteen unwholesome mental factors within the Theravada Abhidharma teachings
• One of the twenty secondary unwholesome factors within the Mahayana Abhidharma teachings