三さん業ごう

noun

three activities (action, speech, thought)

Buddhist term referring to the three karmic activities: bodily action, speech, and mental activity. Often contrasted with 身口意 (shin-ku-i).

See also: 身口意

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、三さん業ごうを清きよめることが大たい切せつだと説とかれている。

  In Buddhism, it is taught that purifying the three activities is important.