ひゃくはちぼんのう
Meanings
Noun
Four character compound
Buddhist
1. the 108 kleshas; the 108 afflictions
Pitch accent
ひゃ
くはちぼ
んのう
ひゃ
くはちぼんのう
Composed of
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)