this world of suffering; burning house (Buddhist metaphor)
Buddhist term; the world is likened to a house on fire, full of suffering and delusion. Often used in the phrase 火宅の世.
In Buddhism, this world is sometimes likened to a burning house.
Leaving this world of suffering, one seeks enlightenment.
impermanent like a burning house; mutable; uncertain
From the Lotus Sutra parable of the burning house; the kanji 火 (fire) and 宅 (house) directly represent the metaphor.