also: もうじん
noun
deluded mind
Buddhist term for a mind clouded by klesha (mental defilements), unable to perceive the true nature of reality. Often contrasted with 真心 (しんしん, true mind) or 菩提心 (ぼだいしん, bodhi-mind).
See also: 煩悩
妄心を離れてこそ、真実の智慧が現れると説かれる。
It is taught that true wisdom appears only when one leaves behind the deluded mind.
仏教では、妄心が苦しみの原因の一つとされる。
In Buddhism, the deluded mind is considered one of the causes of suffering.
From 妄 (もう, delusion) + 心 (しん, mind). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in Buddhist texts to describe a mind afflicted by ignorance and attachment.