三さん厭えん五ご葷くん

noun

meat and the five pungent roots (avoided in Buddhist cuisine)

A Buddhist term referring to the three kinds of meat (三厭) and five strong-smelling vegetables (五葷) traditionally avoided in monastic cooking. The exact lists vary by tradition, but the five pungent roots typically include garlic, scallions, and similar alliums.

See also: 五葷 · 三厭

• 精しょう進じん料りょう理りでは三さん厭えん五ご葷くんを避さける。

  In Buddhist vegetarian cuisine, meat and the five pungent roots are avoided.

• 三さん厭えん五ご葷くんの考かんがえ方かたは、修しゅ行ぎょうの妨さまたげになるとして古ふるくから伝つたわる。

  The concept of avoiding meat and the five pungent roots has been passed down since ancient times as something that hinders spiritual practice.