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*[[Pride]] (or Vainglory)
 
*[[Pride]] (or Vainglory)
 
*[[Envy]]
 
*[[Envy]]
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*[[Anger]] (or [[Wrath]])
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*[[Anger]] (or Wrath)
 
*[[Sloth (sin)|Sloth]] (or Acedia)
 
*[[Sloth (sin)|Sloth]] (or Acedia)
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*[[Greed|Avarice]] (or [[Covetousness]])
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*[[Greed|Avarice]] (or Covetousness)
 
*[[Gluttony]]
 
*[[Gluttony]]
 
*[[Lust]]
 
*[[Lust]]
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The [[Bible]] does not list them in this form, but they are commonly found in Medieval and [[Renaissance]] thought. Personifications or depictions of the seven sins (and their punishments in [[Hell]]) are also common in the art and literature of these periods, sometimes contrasted with the seven cardinal [[virtue]]s.
 
The [[Bible]] does not list them in this form, but they are commonly found in Medieval and [[Renaissance]] thought. Personifications or depictions of the seven sins (and their punishments in [[Hell]]) are also common in the art and literature of these periods, sometimes contrasted with the seven cardinal [[virtue]]s.
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The Seven Deadly Sins may be categorized in three groups (see, for example, [[Dante's Purgatorio]]):
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The seven sins may be categorized in three groups (see, for example, [[Dante's Purgatorio]]):
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*Pride, envy and anger are sins resulting from excessive self-interest.
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*Greed, gluttony and lust result from excessive desire for things outside the self.
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*Sloth results from a deficiency of the desires that inspire us to act for good or ill.
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* [[Pride]], [[envy]] and [[anger]] are sins resulting from [[excess|excessive]] [[self]]-interest. According to [[Ayurvedic medicine]] they result from [[Pitta]] ([[Fire]] and [[Water]] [[five elements|element]]) [[dosha]] disturbance in the [[mind/body]].
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== External link ==
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* [[Greed]], [[gluttony]] and [[lust]] result from [[excess|excessive]] [[desire]] for things outside the [[self]]. According to Ayurvedic medicine they result from [[vata]] disturbance in the [[mind]]-[[body]].
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* [[Sloth]] or [[laziness]] results from a [[deficiency]] of the desires that inspire us to act for [[good]] or [[evil|ill]]. According to [[Ayurvedic medicine]] they result from [[Kapha]] ([[Water]] and [[Earth]] element) dosha in Ayurvedic medicine disturbance in the mind-body.
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==See Also==
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* [[Sins]]
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* [[Afflictive emotion]]
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* [[Three poisons]] ([[Greed]]-[[Lust]] of [[Vata]], [[Anger]]-[[Hatred]] of [[Pitta]], [[Ignorance]] of [[Kapha]])
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== External link ==
   
[http://www.deadlysins.com/sins/history.html A brief history of sin]
 
[http://www.deadlysins.com/sins/history.html A brief history of sin]
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[[Category : Christian Theology]]
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[[Category:Christian Theology]]
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[[Category : Sin]]
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[[Category:Sin]]
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[[Category : Emotions]]
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[[Category : Afflictive Emotions]]
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[[Category : Psychology]]
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[[Category : Ayurvedic Psychology]]
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[[Category : Three Poisons]]
 
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