他力本願
たりきほんがん
- salvation by faith in Amitabha n Buddh yoji
- relying on others; depending on others n yoji
Kanji
他
タ
ほか
other; another; the others
力
リョク • リキ • リイ
ちから
power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert
本
ホン
もと
book; present; main; origin; true; real; counter for long cylindrical things
願
ガン
ねが.う • -ねがい
petition; request; vow; wish; hope
Synonyms
阿弥陀
あみだ
- Amitabha (Buddha); Amida n Buddh
- ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner n uk abbr
- wearing a hat pushed back on one's head n uk abbr