also: とんない · どんあい
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Buddhist term for the mental defilement of clinging or craving, often discussed in the context of suffering and the cycle of rebirth.
仏教では、貪愛が苦しみの原因の一つとされる。
In Buddhism, attachment is considered one of the causes of suffering.
He lost sight of what was important because he craved material things so much.