欣ごん求ぐ浄じょう土ど

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noun

seeking rebirth in the Pure Land

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)Buddhism

Buddhist term, specifically a yojijukugo used in Pure Land Buddhism to express the aspiration for rebirth in Amida Buddha's Pure Land.

浄じょう土ど
浄土 is the Pure Land itself, while 欣求浄土 is the act or aspiration of seeking rebirth there.
念ねん仏ぶつ
念仏 is the practice of reciting the Buddha's name, often done with the aspiration expressed by 欣求浄土.

A yojijukugo composed of 欣求 (seeking joyfully) and 浄土 (Pure Land), reflecting the Pure Land Buddhist aspiration for rebirth in Amida's paradise.