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three fires

three fires noun: three Poisons; three primary causes of unskillful action that lead to the creation of "negative" karma.

Noun

three fires pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Three Poisons; three primary causes of unskillful action that lead to the creation of "negative" karma

three fires meaning in Vietnamese and Myanmar

three fires in Vietnamese

three fires
tam độc

three fires in Myanmar

three fires
မီးသုံးပါး mi:sum:pa:

Origin of three fires

Calque of Sanskrit त्रिविष (triviṣa).

Questions about three fires

What does three fires mean?
Three fires means three Poisons; three primary causes of unskillful action that lead to the creation of "negative" karma.
What is three fires in Vietnamese?
Three fires in Vietnamese is tam độc. See Three fires meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is three fires?
Three fires is a noun.

Words near three fires in the dictionary

  1. three eighths
  2. Three Emperors' Corner
  3. three episode rule
  4. three fifths
  5. three figures
  6. three fires
  7. three fourths
  8. three fries short of a Happy Meal
  9. three Fs
  10. three G's
  11. three green

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