Definition of 煩悩 (ぼんのう)

ぼんのう

煩悩

ぼんのう

bonnou

noun
1.
worldly desires, evil passions, appetites of the flesh
2.
klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
煩惱【ぼんのう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
Related Kanji
anxiety, trouble, worry, pain, ill, annoy, nuisance, irksome
trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness
angered, filled with hate
Example sentences(showing 2 results)

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

People have worldly passions which lead them into delusions and sufferings