【英汉对照佛学词典】

世间


'Secular world.' The ideograph 世 means 'transient,' while the ideograph 间 means 'within.' The transient world of phenomenal appearances (loka-dha^tu, sarva-loka, sarga). (2) The 'container world' (器世间); the unconditioned realm (bha^jana-loka). (3) In the world. (4) The people of the world; this world; sentient beings 人间. (5) The customs of the secular world.