'Three delusions，'three afflictions.' （1） Three kinds of basic defilement: craving （tanyu 贪欲）， anger （chenhui 嗔恚）， and ignorance （yuchi 愚癡）. These are equivalent to the 'three poisons' （sandu 三毒）. （2） In Tiantai teaching 天台宗， the three delusions are: delusions arising from incorrect views and thoughts （jiansihuo 见思惑）; delusions which hinder knowledge and are as numerous as the number of grains of sand in the Ganges river （chenshahuo 尘沙惑）; and delusions which hinder knowledge of reality （wuminghuo 无明惑）. The first type of delusion is dealt with by followers of Hi^naya^na 小乘 as well as Maha^ya^na 大乘. The latter two types are destroyed only by bodhisattvas.