Trivisha, Tri-visha, Triviṣa: 1 definition
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Trivisha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Triviṣa can be transliterated into English as Trivisa or Trivisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Triviṣa (त्रिविष) refers to the “threefold poison” (of attachment, hatred and stupidity), according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 4).—Accordingly, “[Question: The Arhats and Pratyekabuddhas are also able to destroy attachment, hatred and stupidity; in what do they differ from the Buddha?]—[Answer]: Although the Arhats and Pratyekabuddhas have destroyed this threefold poison (triviṣa), they have not entirely eliminated the latent predispositions (vāsanā) of poison [...] [See], for example, the traces of hatred (dveṣavāsanā) in Śāriputra, the traces of attachment (rāgavāsanā) in Nanda and the traces of pride (māna) in Pilindavatsa. They are like a man in fetters who, as soon as he is released, begins to walk unceasingly. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 7 - Why does Śāriputra question? < [Chapter XVI - The Story of Śāriputra]
I. Eliminating the three poisons from the kṣetra < [Part 1 - Eliminating the three poisons]
II. Conflicting emptions and the traces of conflicting emotions < [VIII. Destroying the traces of the conflicting emotions]
The Road to Redemption: Killing Snakes in Medieval Chinese Buddhism < [Volume 10, Issue 4 (2019)]