Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The three tree-trunks, or main stems—desire, hate, stupidity; v. 三毒.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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(名數)株者株杭,謂貪瞋痴之三毒。三毒深入而不拔如株杭也。雜集論七曰:「株杭有三:謂貪瞋痴。(中略)堅固難拔猶株杭故。」寄歸傳二曰:「絕三株之害種,偃四瀑之洪流。」
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》