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煩悩
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 煩悩.
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Entry
1
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh
Examples
「百八といえば煩悩の数だ」「お兄ちゃんはどんな煩悩があるの？」「言ってもいいが、検閲削除になるぞ」
"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."
2
Buddhism
klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
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