滝たきに打うたれる

expression, ichidan verb

stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)

Refers to the ascetic practice of standing beneath a waterfall, often for spiritual purification or mental discipline. The phrase is used both literally and figuratively to describe enduring hardship for self-improvement.

• 修しゅ行ぎょうの一いっ環かんとして、彼かれは毎まい朝あさ滝たきに打うたれている。

  As part of his training, he stands under a waterfall every morning.

• 人じん生せいの試し練れんを滝たきに打うたれるようなものだと感かんじた。

  I felt that life's trials were like standing under a waterfall.