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Three Fires

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plural noun

Buddhism.
  1. the three causes of suffering, or dukkha, given as hate, greed or restlessness, and dullness of mind: they are extinguished in Nirvana.


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A Missouri resident died of the infection in July after swimming at Lake of Three Fires in southwestern Iowa, health officials have said.

From Seattle Times Aug. 19, 2022

Last month, a Missouri resident died of the same infection likely caused by the amoeba at Lake of Three Fires in southwestern Iowa.

From Seattle Times Aug. 18, 2022

The person had been swimming at the beach at Lake of Three Fires State Park in Iowa.

From New York Times Aug. 18, 2022

He was the grand chief, or spiritual leader, of the Three Fires Midewiwin Lodge.

From Washington Post Dec. 3, 2020

These had their hunting-grounds chiefly in the Michigan peninsula, and formed what was known as the Ottawa Confederacy or the Confederacy of the Three Fires.

From The War Chief of the Ottawas : A chronicle of the Pontiac war by Thomas Guthrie Marquis

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