noun
defilement; impurity; affliction
Buddhist term for mental defilements or worldly impurities that obscure the mind. Often appears in compounds like 煩悩塵垢 (bonnō jinku).
仏教では、心の塵を払うことが修行の目的の一つとされる。
In Buddhism, removing the defilements of the mind is considered one of the aims of practice.
noun
object (perceived with the mind or senses)
Philosophical term for an object of cognition or sensory perception. Rare outside technical Buddhist or epistemological contexts.
唯識では、認識の対象を「塵」と呼ぶことがある。
In Yogācāra thought, the object of cognition is sometimes called 'jin'.
numeric
one billionth
Numeric prefix meaning 10⁻⁹ (nano-). Used in technical contexts, e.g., 塵法 (jinpō, nanometer-scale).
「塵」は10のマイナス9乗を表す数詞として使われることがある。
'Jin' is sometimes used as a numeral representing 10 to the power of minus 9.