煩悩

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 煩悩 is read as ぼんのう and can mean “worldly desires” or “mental afflictions”, depending on context.
• Basic usage: The examples show a monk facing worldly desires and a poet comparing them to fire.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • In Buddhism it means desires, attachments, anger, and other mental afflictions causing suffering, with stronger religious grounding than ordinary worries.