三徳

さんとくsantoku

noun

  1. three cardinal virtues (wisdom, benevolence and valour (valor))
  2. (having) three uses (e.g. a kitchen knife)
  3. (having) three advantages (e.g. a method)
  4. three qualities of nirvana (dharmakaya, prajna and moksha)
  5. three qualities of parinirvana
  6. three virtues of Buddhahood (benevolence, wisdom and renunciation of klesha)
  7. three virtues of Buddhistic enlightenment
  8. small pouch with separate pockets for a handkerchief, notes and toothpicks (popular during the Edo period)

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