煩悩 (bonnou) Japanese meaning: worldly desires | KotomoraLead a life steeped in worldly desires.
He began training to cut off his worldly desires.
Usage patterns
〈人〉が煩悩を捨てるfor someone to renounce worldly desires
The monk renounced his worldly desires and devoted himself to ascetic practice.
煩悩を断つto cut off/eliminate one's worldly desires
煩悩に打ち勝つto overcome one's worldly desires
He overcame his worldly desires and kept a calm mind.
煩悩に負けるto succumb to one's worldly desires
I gave in to temptation and ate sweets again.
Expressions
煩悩の犬は追えども去らずone cannot escape from one's worldly desires; the hounds of earthly desires would return each time they are driven away
The ascetic monks continued their harsh training in order to cut off their worldly desires.
the 108 kleshas; the 108 afflictions
