他た力りき本ほん願がん

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Meanings

1

noun

salvation through faith in Amitabha

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)Buddhism

Pure Land Buddhist term: relying on Amida Buddha's vow for rebirth in the Pure Land, as opposed to self-power (自力).

See also: 阿弥陀

浄じょう土ど真しん宗しゅうでは、他た力りき本ほん願がんの教おしえが中ちゅう心しんです。

In Jōdo Shinshū, the teaching of salvation through faith in Amitabha is central.

2

noun

relying on others; depending on others

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Commonly used in a secular, often critical sense to describe someone who expects others to do things for them. The original Buddhist nuance is usually absent.

彼かれはいつも他た力りき本ほん願がんで、自じ分ぶんから動うごこうとしない。
He always relies on others and never takes initiative himself.
他た力りき本ほん願がんの態たい度どでは、成せい功こうは難むずかしい。
With an attitude of depending on others, success is hard to achieve.