煩悩

Meanings

1. Noun

   worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh
2. klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

• 人ひとには、迷まよいと苦くるしみのもとである煩悩ぼんのうがある。

  People have worldly passions which lead them into delusions and sufferings.

• この煩悩ぼんのうのきずなから逃のがれるには五いつつの方法ほうほうがある。

  There are five ways to emancipate themselves from the bond of worldly passions.

• 「百ひゃく八はちといえば煩悩ぼんのうの数かずだ」「お兄にいちゃんはどんな煩悩ぼんのうがあるの？」「言いってもいいが、検閲けんえつ削除さくじょになるぞ」

  "Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions." "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."