Translation guide
A Buddhist term for mental afflictions or defilements that cloud the mind and cause suffering. The three root kleshas are greed, hatred, and ignorance.
The general concept of defilements that disturb the mind and lead to unwholesome actions.
The standard Japanese Buddhist term for klesha, referring to mental defilements such as greed, anger, and ignorance.
Specifically referring to the three primary defilements: greed, hatred, and ignorance.
Literally 'three poisons', this is the common term for the three root kleshas: greed (貪欲), hatred (瞋恚), and ignorance (愚痴).
Referring to individual kleshas such as greed, anger, ignorance, pride, doubt, etc.
Greed or covetousness, one of the three root kleshas.
In everyday Japanese, 愚痴 (ぐち) almost always means 'complaint' or 'griping', not the Buddhist concept of ignorance. Use 無明 (むみょう) for the Buddhist term if clarity is needed.
He's always complaining.
煩悩 can be used humorously or self-deprecatingly to refer to worldly desires, like cravings for food or romantic feelings. It's not always strictly religious.
仏教では、煩悩を滅することが悟りへの道だと教えている。
Buddhism teaches that extinguishing kleshas is the path to enlightenment.
In everyday language, 煩悩 can refer to worldly desires or passions that trouble the mind.
Maybe it's because of age, but I feel like my worldly desires have diminished lately.
The three poisons are greed, hatred, and ignorance.
An alternative term for the three poisons, combining the first characters of greed (貪), hatred (瞋), and ignorance (痴).
The three poisons of greed, hatred, and ignorance are said to be the cause of all suffering.
Letting go of greed leads to peace of mind.
Hatred or anger, another root klesha.
A mind of hatred burns oneself up.
Ignorance or delusion, the third root klesha. Note: in everyday Japanese, 愚痴 often means 'complaining' or 'griping', but in Buddhist context it refers to fundamental ignorance.
In Buddhism, ignorance is also called 'mumyō' and means unawareness of the truth.
Pride or arrogance, one of the subsidiary kleshas.
If you have arrogance, your growth will stop.
Doubt, especially doubt in the Buddha's teachings, considered a klesha.
A doubting mind becomes an obstacle to practice.