noun
five hindrances (to women's attainment); five obstructions to women's enlightenment
Buddhist concept: five obstacles that prevent a woman from becoming a Buddha, Brahmā, Shakra, devil king, or wheel-turning king. A traditional doctrinal view, not a modern social statement.
五障は、女性が仏になれない五つの障りとされる。
The five hindrances are said to be five obstacles that prevent women from becoming Buddhas.
noun
five hindrances (to meditation); five mental obstructions
Buddhist concept: five mental hindrances that impede meditation and ascetic practice—sensory desire, ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, and doubt.
瞑想の妨げとなる五障は、貪欲・瞋恚・昏沈・掉挙・疑である。
The five hindrances that obstruct meditation are sensory desire, ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, and doubt.