世間'Secular world.' The ideograph 世means 'transient,' whīe the ideograph 間means 'within.' The transient world of phenomenal appearances (loka-dhātu, sarva-loka, sarga). (2) The 'container world' (器世間); the unconditioned realm (bhājana-loka). (3) In the world. (4) The people of the world; this world; sentient beings 人間. (5) The customs of the secular world.