三さん厭えん

noun

three forbidden foods; red meat, bird, and fish

Buddhist term referring to the three types of animal flesh traditionally avoided: red meat, bird meat, and fish. Literally 'three disagreeable things'. Rare outside Buddhist contexts.

• 精しょう進じん料りょう理りでは、三さん厭えんを避さけることが基き本ほんです。

  In Buddhist vegetarian cuisine, avoiding the three forbidden foods is fundamental.