勤ごん求ぐ

noun

inquiring the Buddha way; seeking the Buddhist path

A Buddhist term referring to the earnest pursuit or inquiry into the Buddha's teachings. Rare in everyday language; mostly encountered in religious or historical texts.

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころから勤ごん求ぐの志こころざしを抱いだいていた。

  From a young age, he harbored the aspiration to seek the Buddha way.