expression, noun
this corrupt world; world of the living; fleeting life
A literary or Buddhist-influenced expression referring to the transient, impure world of human existence, often contrasted with a pure land or afterlife.
彼は塵の世を離れ、山奥で修行を始めた。
He left the corrupt world behind and began training deep in the mountains.
この塵の世に生きる限り、苦しみは避けられない。
As long as we live in this world of the living, suffering is unavoidable.