The original text of Zhou Chu San Xu mentioned the three words greed, anger, and obsession. To be specific, greed referred to people's greedy desire in investment, pursuing high returns while ignoring risk and rationality; anger referred to investors losing control of their emotions in the face of market fluctuations or losses, blindly making fierce investment decisions; obsession referred to the root of all troubles, and the story ended with obsession. These three words had a profound meaning in the film. Through Zhou Chu's story, it told people to let go of greed, anger, and ignorance, get rid of sin and punishment, and pursue true redemption and change.
Greed, anger, stupidity, ignorance and doubt come from Buddhism.
The three pests of Zhou Chu's elimination were the flood dragon, the white-fronted tiger, and himself.
The Buddhism's greed, anger, obsession, and suspicion referred to the five poisonous hearts in Buddhism, which were also the five common troubles of humans. Greed refers to the heart of greed, which is the pursuit of things that do not know satisfaction. Hatred refers to the heart of hatred, which is the mentality of hatred or resentment towards others. Foolish refers to the state of being ignorant of right and wrong, good and evil. Slow refers to arrogance and slow thinking. Suspicion refers to the mentality of being suspicious and distrustful. These five kinds of mentality would obscure the cultivator's original heart and cause the heart to be restless and clean. In order to maintain inner peace and purity, the cultivator needed to get rid of the five poisons, namely greed, anger, obsession, laziness, and suspicion.
Zhou Chuchu's three pests referred to pigs, snakes, and pigeons.
The three pests of Zhou Chu's Three Pests were the ferocious tiger, the evil flood dragon, and Zhou Chu himself. According to the story, Zhou Chu was a young man who did evil and was called one of the three evils by the villagers. Later, Zhou Chu decided to get rid of his evil deeds. He first killed the tiger, then the Sin Flood Dragon. Finally, he changed his ways and became a righteous and kind person. Therefore, in this story, the three pests that Zhou Chu got rid of were the tiger, the Sin Flood Dragon, and himself.
The three evils referred to greed, anger, and obsession.
The three pests of Zhou Chu in the Jin Dynasty were the white-fronted tiger of Nanshan, the dragon of Changqiao, and Zhou Chu himself.
The story of Zhou Chu getting rid of the three evils originated from the Book of Jin, Zhou Chu Zhuan and Shi Shuo Xin Yu, both of which were compiled during the Southern Song Dynasty. Therefore, the story of Zhou Chu getting rid of the three evils happened in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Greed, anger, and obsession were the three poisons of Buddhism, also known as the three realms. Greed refers to the insatiable pursuit and desire to possess things, anger refers to disgust and anger towards others or things, and ignorance refers to ignorance. According to the teachings of Buddhism, greed, anger, and obsession were the root causes of reincarnation and pain. The existence of greed, anger, and obsession causes all living beings to be affected by karma, resulting in endless reincarnation. However, Buddhism believes that greed, anger, and obsession have no real nature. They only exist according to the concepts of all living beings. For a Saint, everything was empty. Greed, anger, and obsession were also part of the Buddha nature. Therefore, through the cultivation of precepts, concentration, and wisdom, one could transcend the restraints of the three realms. The release of greed, anger, and foolishness was the state of Buddhahood and the highest state pursued by Bodhisattvas. In short, greed, anger, and obsession were important concepts in Buddhism. They represented human troubles and the cycle of reincarnation.
Greed, anger, and obsession were the three poisons in Buddhism, also known as the three impurities and the three fires. These three poisons are greed, anger, and stupidity. Greed refers to the endless desire to possess and pursue the things one likes; Anger refers to anger, irritability, and hatred towards adversity and unsatisfactory things; Addiction refers to confusion and confusion of things, and ignorance of good and evil. These three poisons were the source of all pain, trouble, and confusion. They were also the reason why all living beings fell into the cycle of life and death. The purpose of learning Buddhism and cultivating was to cut off these three poisons in order to achieve success on the Bodhi Dao. Greed, anger, and obsession were the fundamental worries of Buddhism. Greed was considered the most serious poison. Because greed would only aggravate one's own troubles, while anger would hurt oneself and others. It was a double sin. That was why anger was called the root of poison. Greed, anger, and obsession were the root of all troubles. Only through the cultivation method of precepts, concentration, and wisdom could one cure greed, anger, and obsession and achieve the state of liberation.