三さん災さい

noun

the three calamities (fire, flood, and storm)

Buddhist term referring to three great disasters: fire, flood, and storm. Used in religious or historical contexts.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、三さん災さいは火か災さい・水すい災さい・風ふう災さいを指さす。

  In Buddhism, the three calamities refer to disasters of fire, water, and wind.