Japanese

ぼんのう
Meaning: worldly desires; evil passions
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

煩
悩

Example sentences

While listening to the New Year's Eve bells, we cast away the 108 worldly desires and welcome the New Year.
彼は日々の煩悩から解脱した。
He was emancipated from daily worldly desires.
数珠の珠の数は、煩悩の数と同じ百八だ。
The number of beads on a Buddhist rosary is 108, the same as the number of worldly desires.

Usage Notes

A Buddhist term referring to mental states that cause suffering and cloud the mind.

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