功く徳どくを積つむ

expression, godan verb (-mu)

accumulate merit; make merit

Buddhist term for performing good deeds or practices that build spiritual merit. Often used in the context of charity, offerings, or religious practice.

See also: 功徳

• お寺てらに寄き付ふをして功く徳どくを積つむ。

  I donate to the temple to accumulate merit.

• 毎まい日にちお経きょうを唱となえて功く徳どくを積つんでいる。

  I chant sutras every day to make merit.