also: さんぜんこん
three wholesome roots
Buddhist term for the three roots of good conduct: non-covetousness, non-anger, and non-delusion. Often contrasted with the three unwholesome roots (三不善根).
The three wholesome roots refer to mental states free from greed, anger, and delusion.
In Buddhism, cultivating the three wholesome roots is considered fundamental to practice.
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist term.
Alternate reading; both さんぜんごん and さんぜんこん are used.
From 三 (three) + 善根 (wholesome roots), a direct translation of the Sanskrit term kuśala-mūla.