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| | *[[Pride]] (or Vainglory) | | *[[Pride]] (or Vainglory) |
| | *[[Envy]] | | *[[Envy]] |
| − | *[[Anger]] (or [[Wrath]]) | + | *[[Anger]] (or Wrath) |
| | *[[Sloth (sin)|Sloth]] (or Acedia) | | *[[Sloth (sin)|Sloth]] (or Acedia) |
| − | *[[Greed|Avarice]] (or [[Covetousness]]) | + | *[[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]]): | + | The seven sins may be categorized in three groups (see, for example, [[Dante's Purgatorio]]): |
| | + | *Pride, envy and anger are sins resulting from excessive self-interest. |
| | + | *Greed, gluttony and lust result from excessive desire for things outside the self. |
| | + | *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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| − | * [[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 ==
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| | [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]] | + | [[Category:Christian Theology]] |
| − | [[Category : Sin]] | + | [[Category:Sin]] |
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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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