Vocabulary

What does 煩悩 (ぼんのう, bonnou) mean?

煩悩 (ぼんのう, bonnou) means worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh.

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Readingぼんのう
Romajibonnou
Part of speechnoun
ぼんのう
bonnou

worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh

  1. 1noun worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh
  2. 2noun klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

Also written: 煩惱

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