Definition of 煩悩の犬は追えども去らず (ぼんのうのいぬはおえどもさらず)

ぼんのういぬおさ

煩悩の犬は追えども去らず

ぼんのうのいぬはおえどもさらず

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View details for kanji: 煩View details for kanji: 悩View details for kanji: 犬View details for kanji: 追View details for kanji: 去
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one cannot escape from one's worldly desires, the hounds of earthly desires would return each time they are driven away(proverb)
Related Kanji
煩 anxiety, trouble, worry, pain, ill, annoy, nuisance, irksome
悩 trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness
犬 dog
追 chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile
去 gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce