百ひゃく万まん遍べん

noun

a million times; praying a million times

Refers to doing something a million times, often in a religious context such as reciting a prayer or mantra a million times. Also used in place names like 百万遍交差点 in Kyoto.

• 百ひゃく万まん遍べんの念ねん仏ぶつを唱となえる。

  Recite the nenbutsu a million times.

• 京きょう都との百ひゃく万まん遍べんで待まち合あわせよう。

  Let's meet at Hyakumanben in Kyoto.