To flatter， curry favor with. （Buddhism） （/sa^thya）. 'Flattery， or trickery.' One of the lesser defilement elements as listed in the Abhidharmako/sa-bha^sya， one of the secondary defilement elements （随烦恼） in the doctrine of the Faxiang school. The mental action of meeting someone and hiding your inner heart and pretending on the exterior to have love and affection.