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Chinese
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit त्रिविष (triviṣa, “three poisons”). Compare Tibetan དུག་གསུམ་ (dug gsum).
Pronunciation
Noun
三毒
- (Buddhism) three poisons, three fires (the three root kleshas in Buddhism)
Further reading
Korean
Noun
三毒 • (samdok) (hangeul 삼독)
- Hanja form? of 삼독 (“three poisons”).
“三毒” in 佛學大辭典 .