noun
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh
General term for desires and attachments that disturb the mind, often used in everyday or literary contexts to refer to human cravings.
煩悩にまみれた生活を送る。
Lead a life steeped in worldly desires.
彼は煩悩を断ち切るために
He began training to cut off his worldly desires.
noun
klesha; defilements
Buddhist technical term for mental afflictions such as greed, hatred, and ignorance that cause suffering and bind beings to the cycle of rebirth.
仏教では、煩悩を滅することが悟りへの道とされる。
In Buddhism, extinguishing the kleshas is considered the path to enlightenment.