"three fires" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of Sanskrit त्रिविष (triviṣa). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|sa|त्रिविष}} Calque of Sanskrit त्रिविष (triviṣa) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} three fires pl (plural only)
  1. (Buddhism) Three Poisons; three primary causes of unskillful action that lead to the creation of "negative" karma Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Buddhism Translations (three fires): မီးသုံးပါး (mi:sum:pa:) (Burmese), 三毒 (sāndú) (Chinese Mandarin), tam độc (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-three_fires-en-noun-tXnOYtQ9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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