Satan, is red, has a pitchfork, a pointed tail and horns. Ask a child to portray evil and this is probably one of the responses they receive. Discussions about good and evil often revolve around very specific perceptions of good versus evil. “Good and evil are not the product of the mind or the subjective creations of men; they are inherent in creation. (Kinneging 256) The concepts of good and evil conform to the absolute perception of Western cultural philosophy. Buddhist philosophy has a different perception of good and evil. Buddhist philosophy illustrates the path to an enlightened soul using the Bhavacakra, or “Wheel of Life,” a representation of saṃsāra, or cyclical existence. The center of this wheel contains the “Roots of Evil” – represented by a rooster, a snake and a pig. The “Three Poisons” corrupt man from the inside. The rooster represents desire, the hatred of the snake and the illusion or ignorance of the pig. Even though these three poisons are the root of slavery and human misery, it is illusion that turns the wheel. No meaningful discussion of good or evil in Buddhism can be undertaken without a basic understanding of karma. Buddhist philosophy teaches karma as a "creation" based on intentional acts of body, speech, and mind, and that man is affected by the karma he creates. “When we plant a seed – an act, a statement or a thought – it will eventually produce fruit, which will ripen and fall to the ground and perpetuate more of the same. ” (Makransky 334) That is, the “fruit” (creation of karma) results from the care of the tree or as commonly mentioned in Buddhism; what a man does is what happens to him. Western philosophy might argue that desire, hatred, and delusion are not the roots of evil. One might assert, “For the love of money is the middle of paper…the principled core.” Through the rigorous application of the three courses, business leaders will recognize and understand the undesirable mental states that generate suffering for their customers, employees and shareholders. Works Cited Kinneging, Andreas. The geography of good and evil. Translated: Ineke Hardy. Wilmington: ISI Books, 2011. 256. Print. Makransky, John. “Buddhist Perspectives on Truth in Other Religions: Past and Present.” Theological Studies 64.2 (2003): 334+. Academic OneFile. Internet. February 7, 2012. Kaza, Stéphanie. The vision of the Dhamma. Boston: Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2005. 24. Print. Palmo, Tenzin. Reflections on a Mountain Lake: A Western Nun Speaks About Practical Buddhism. 1st ed. Crows Nest: Snow Lion Publications, 2002. 43. eBook.Thera, Nyanaponika. The vision of the Dhamma. 2. Onalaska: Éditions BPS Pariyatti, 1994. 122.Print.