俗ぞく世せ

noun

this world; mundane life; earthly existence

Refers to the secular, everyday world as opposed to the spiritual or monastic realm. Often used in Buddhist or literary contexts.

• 僧そう侶りょは俗ぞく世せを離はなれて修しゅ行ぎょうに専せん念ねんした。

  The monk left the mundane world and devoted himself to ascetic practice.

• 彼かれは俗ぞく世せのしがらみから逃のがれたいと思おもっている。

  He wants to escape the entanglements of worldly life.