無む明みょう長じょう夜や

Meanings

long night of spiritual darkness

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)Buddhism

Buddhist term for the state of ignorance (avidyā) likened to an endless dark night from which one cannot awaken. Used in religious or philosophical contexts.

無む明みょう長じょう夜やを照てらす智ち慧えの灯とう明みょう。
The lamp of wisdom that illuminates the long night of spiritual darkness.