The five hindrances (pan~ca-avaran!a^ni): (1) the hindrances of affliction 烦恼障, of karma 业障, of birth 生障, of dharma 法障, and of the known 所知障. (2) The five special hindrances for woman--the hindrances of inability to to be born a: a god in the Brahma heaven 梵天, a god in the Indra heaven 帝释天, a Mara king 魔王, A Wheel-turning king 转轮圣王, and a buddha 佛. (3) The five hindrances of deceit 欺, laziness 怠, anger 嗔, enmity 恨, and resentment 怨.