欣ごん求ぐ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

earnest aspiration to be reborn in the Pure Land

Buddhist term, especially in Pure Land Buddhism, referring to the sincere wish to attain rebirth in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise.

• 念ねん仏ぶつを唱となえながら欣ごん求ぐの心こころを深ふかめた。

  While chanting the nembutsu, he deepened his earnest aspiration for the Pure Land.

• 欣ごん求ぐ浄じょう土どの教おしえは多おおくの人ひと々びとの支ささえとなった。

  The teaching of earnestly seeking rebirth in the Pure Land became a support for many people.