紫し雲うん

noun

purple clouds (on which Amitabha descends to welcome the dead)

Buddhist term; refers to the auspicious purple clouds on which Amitabha Buddha is said to ride when welcoming the spirits of the deceased to the Pure Land.

• 紫し雲うんたなびく中なか、阿あ弥み陀だ仏ぶつが来迎らいごうされる。

  Amid trailing purple clouds, Amitabha Buddha descends to welcome the deceased.