three fires

noun

Three Poisons; three primary causes of unskillful action that lead to the creation of "negative" karma

OriginSanskrit त्रिविष →
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Meanings

nounthree fires pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyBuddhismThree Poisons; three primary causes of unskillful action that lead to the creation of "negative" karma

Origin

  1. Sanskritत्रिविष
  2. Englishthree fires

Calque of Sanskrit त्रिविष (triviṣa).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 三毒
  • 三毒 (sāndú)three fires
Vietnamese tam độc
  • tam độcthree fires
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