three root poisons

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three root poisons, meaning?
greed, ignorance and hatred
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what do the pig, snake and chicken signify
pig: ignorance
snake: hatred
chicken: greed
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meaning behind ignorance
it means being ignorant of the true nature of reality. ignorance causes us to act in unskilful ways- we become greedy and crave things and we act in hateful ways. ignorance keeps us trapped in samsara
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how are the three root poisons important to Buddhists
for Buddhists, the nature of being human links directly to the 3 root poisons. as humans we are greedy , ignorant of the Buddhist way and hateful. this causes us to generate Kamma which keeps us bound to samsara
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how are the three root poisons related to the wheel of Samasara
they are at the centre of the wheel because they are central to understanding Buddhist ideas about the human condition.
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there is no fire like passion,
no grip like hate,
no net like delusion,
no river like craving.

Dhammapada 251
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what is greed.
in many ways greed will cause suffering. if we constantly eat too much we will probably get sick and die younger than we would have done if we had only eaten what we needed. however there is more sense in the word greed than just eating to much. I.E cravi
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example of greed
craving of material items such as food, clothing, phones but also craving emotional attachments such as admiration, love, power or virtually anything
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