noun
deep in nembutsu prayer; absorbed in chanting the Buddha's name
A Buddhist term describing a state of single-minded devotion to reciting the nembutsu (念仏), often in the context of Pure Land practice.
彼は念仏三昧の日々を送っている。
He spends his days absorbed in nembutsu prayer.
Compound of 念仏 (nembutsu, 'mindfulness of the Buddha') and 三昧 (zanmai, 'samadhi, concentration'). The term originates in Pure Land Buddhism, describing a state of deep meditative absorption through reciting the Buddha's name.