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俗念 (ぞくねん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

俗ぞく念ねん

ぞ

く

ね

ん

Meanings

1

noun

worldly thoughts; worldly desires

Refers to attachment to worldly concerns, ambition, or desires, often with a Buddhist or spiritual connotation of something to be transcended.

俗ぞく念ねんを捨すてて修しゅ行ぎょうに専せん念ねんする。
He casts aside worldly thoughts and devotes himself to ascetic practice.
彼かれは俗ぞく念ねんにとらわれず、清きよらかな生せい活かつを送おくっている。
He lives a pure life, free from worldly desires.

Kanji

俗vulgar, customs, manners
念wish, sense, idea

Similar words

煩ぼん悩のう
煩悩 is a Buddhist term for kleshas or mental defilements that cause suffering, broader and more doctrinal than 俗念, which simply means worldly or secular thoughts.
名みょう利り
名利 specifically refers to fame and profit, while 俗念 covers a wider range of worldly attachments.

Etymology

Compound of 俗 (ぞく, 'worldly, secular') and 念 (ねん, 'thought, feeling'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in Buddhist-influenced contexts to denote mundane attachments.