It can be 3 total if you are using Flurry of Blows and not using a weapon.
1.) Attack Action (Can be an Unarmed Strike)
2.) Choice of Martial Arts (Req. Attack Action to use Monk weapon or Unarmed Strike - 1 Unarmed Strike for free as Bonus Action) or Flurry of Blows (No requirement other than Action being used for Attack Action - 2 unarmed strike for 1 Ki as bonus action)
So technically if your Attack Action is an unarmed strike and you Flurry of Blows then yes, you would have 3 unarmed strikes.
does this give an additional 2 unarmed strikes so 3 in total or is it just 2
2. You can use your bonus action to either do an Unarmed Strike, or spend a Ki point and make 2 Unarmed Strikes. Either/or.
It can be 3 total if you are using Flurry of Blows and not using a weapon.
1.) Attack Action (Can be an Unarmed Strike)
2.) Choice of Martial Arts (Req. Attack Action to use Monk weapon or Unarmed Strike - 1 Unarmed Strike for free as Bonus Action) or Flurry of Blows (No requirement other than Action being used for Attack Action - 2 unarmed strike for 1 Ki as bonus action)
So technically if your Attack Action is an unarmed strike and you Flurry of Blows then yes, you would have 3 unarmed strikes.