梵ぼん天てん丸まるもかくありたい

expression

I wish the same for myself

A jocular, idiomatic expression used to express a wish to emulate someone or achieve the same state. Originates from the historical figure Date Masamune's childhood name, 梵天丸, and his aspiration to be like the Buddha Bonten.

• 彼かれの成せい功こうを見みて、「梵ぼん天てん丸まるもかくありたい」と思おもった。

  Seeing his success, I thought, 'I wish the same for myself.'