"three poisons" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the three poisons [canonical]
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  1. (Buddhism) The three root kleshas of Moha (delusion and confusion), Raga (greed and sensual attachment) and Dvesha (aversion and hate), which are considered to be innate in a being. Wikipedia link: Three poisons Categories (topical): Buddhism Translations (three root kleshas in Buddhism): երեք թույն (erekʻ tʻuyn) (Armenian), ত্রিবিষ (tribiś) (Bengali), 三毒 (saam¹ duk⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 三毒 (sāndú) (Chinese Mandarin), drie vergiften [neuter] (Dutch), kolme myrkkyä (Finnish), trois poisons [masculine] (French), die drei Geistesgifte [masculine] (German), három méreg (Hungarian), 三毒 (sandoku) (alt: さんどく) (Japanese), 삼독 (samdok) (alt: 三毒) (Korean), tiga racun (Malay), trzy trucizny [feminine, plural] (Polish), três venenos [masculine] (Portuguese), три я́да (tri jáda) [masculine] (Russian), त्रिविष (triviṣa) [masculine, neuter] (Sanskrit), tres venenos [masculine] (Spanish), 𘕕𗀀 (alt: *sọ¹ do¹) (Tangut), དུག་གསུམ (dug gsum) (Tibetan), üç zehir (Turkish), tam độc (Vietnamese)
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