三さん学がく

noun

threefold training; three divisions of the noble eightfold path

Buddhist term referring to the three trainings: higher virtue (adhisīla), higher mind (adhicitta), and higher wisdom (adhipaññā). Often discussed in relation to the Noble Eightfold Path.

See also: 八正道

• 三さん学がくは戒かい・定じょう・慧えの三みっつから成なる。

  The threefold training consists of virtue, concentration, and wisdom.

• 八はっ正しょう道どうは三さん学がくに分ぶん類るいされることがある。

  The Noble Eightfold Path is sometimes classified into the threefold training.