also: ぼんぶ
General term for an average, unremarkable person; often used in contrast to exceptional or enlightened individuals.
unenlightened person; deluded being
Buddhist term for a person who has not attained spiritual awakening; contrasts with 聖者 (sage) or 仏 (Buddha).
He is nothing more than an ordinary person with no special talent.
In Buddhism, unenlightened beings practice to attain enlightenment.
Standard kanji form; reading ぼんぷ is the most common pronunciation.
Alternate reading; less common than ぼんぷ.
From Middle Chinese 凡夫 (bjom pju), meaning 'ordinary person'. The Buddhist sense developed from the idea of an unenlightened being still bound by worldly desires.