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ジゴクニホトケ
Meanings
Expression
Idiomatic
1. manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need;
(lit.)
(meeting) Buddha in hell
Alt. forms
地
じ
獄
ごく
に
仏
ほとけ
ジゴクニホトケ
Composed of
ジゴク
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
ホトケ
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person