俗ぞく念ねん

noun

worldly thoughts; worldly desires

Refers to attachment to worldly concerns, ambition, or desires, often with a Buddhist or spiritual connotation of something to be transcended.

• 俗ぞく念ねんを捨すてて修しゅ行ぎょうに専せん念ねんする。

  He casts aside worldly thoughts and devotes himself to ascetic practice.

• 彼かれは俗ぞく念ねんにとらわれず、清きよらかな生せい活かつを送おくっている。

  He lives a pure life, free from worldly desires.