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The '''Three poisons''' or in [[Sanskrit]] either ''triviṣa'' or ''triklesha'',  in [[Tibetan]] ''dug gsum'', is an expression from [[Buddhism]], [[Ayurvedic medicine]] and Tibetan medicine that refers to the most common [[emotion]]al - [[mental]] [[affliction]]s that beings experience.  
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The '''Three poisons''' or in [[Sanskrit]] either ''triviṣa'' or ''triklesha'',  in [[Tibetan]] ''dug gsum'', is an expression from [[Buddhism]] and Tibetan medicine that refers to the most common [[emotion]]al - [[mental]] [[affliction]]s that beings experience.  
  
 
They are featured in the center of the archetypal Tibetan [[Buddhist]] tangkha painting called the Wheel of Life and there are represented as a [[pig]], [[snake]] and [[bird]] representing [[ignorance]], [[anger]] and desire.
 
They are featured in the center of the archetypal Tibetan [[Buddhist]] tangkha painting called the Wheel of Life and there are represented as a [[pig]], [[snake]] and [[bird]] representing [[ignorance]], [[anger]] and desire.
  
 
The trivisha or triklesha are variously explained as:
 
The trivisha or triklesha are variously explained as:
# [[Greed]] - desire - [[lust]] - [[attachment]]: Vata dosha in Ayurvedic medicine. Related to wind element, as in "winds of desire"
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# [[Greed]] - desire - [[lust]] - [[attachment]]. Related to wind element, as in "winds of desire"
# [[Anger]] - [[hate]]: Pitta dosha, related to fire element
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# [[Anger]] - [[hate]] - related to fire element
# [[Ignorance]] or stupidity: Kapha dosha - related to earth element
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# [[Ignorance]] or stupidity - related to earth element
  
==Alternate Translation==
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==Alternate translation==
 
* 'destructive emotions'
 
* 'destructive emotions'
  
==See Also==
 
 
{{Buddhist topics}}
 
{{Buddhist topics}}
  
[[Category : Buddhism]]
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[[Category:Buddhism]]
[[Category : Indian Philosophy]]
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[[Category:Indian Philosophy]]

Latest revision as of 20:33, July 13, 2016

The Three poisons or in Sanskrit either triviṣa or triklesha, in Tibetan dug gsum, is an expression from Buddhism and Tibetan medicine that refers to the most common emotional - mental afflictions that beings experience.

They are featured in the center of the archetypal Tibetan Buddhist tangkha painting called the Wheel of Life and there are represented as a pig, snake and bird representing ignorance, anger and desire.

The trivisha or triklesha are variously explained as:

  1. Greed - desire - lust - attachment. Related to wind element, as in "winds of desire"
  2. Anger - hate - related to fire element
  3. Ignorance or stupidity - related to earth element

Alternate translation

  • 'destructive emotions'