願がん力りき

noun

power of prayer; power of a vow

Buddhist term referring to the spiritual power generated by a sincere vow or prayer, especially the original vow of a Buddha or bodhisattva to save all beings.

• 阿あ弥み陀だ仏ぶつの願がん力りきによって救すくわれると信しんじられている。

  It is believed that one is saved through the power of Amida Buddha's vow.