火宅

火宅
かたく
burning house
this world of suffering
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かたく【火宅】
【仏教】 〔現世を火事で燃えている家にたとえて言う語〕 this world (of pain and suffering); this mortal coil.

●三界は火宅のごとし. This world is a living hell [burning dwelling].


Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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