perform penitential rites; sutra recitation for absolution
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to perform Buddhist or Daoist penitential rites; to chant sutras and make prostrations to seek absolution for others
formalA specific religious ritual practice in Buddhism and Daoism, often commissioned by laypeople to help deceased relatives or oneself to eliminate karma and disasters.
Sì寺
miào庙
lǐ里
zhèng正
zài在
wèi为
wáng亡
líng灵
bài拜
chàn忏
。
The temple is performing penitential rites for the deceased.
Wèi为
le了
xiāo消
zāi灾
qí祈
fú福
，
tā他
jiā家
qǐng请
le了
dào道
shì士
lái来
bài拜
chàn忏
。
To dispel disasters and pray for blessings, his family invited a Daoist priest to perform the penitential rites.
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《
Liáng梁
Huáng皇
Bǎo宝
Chàn忏
》
shì是
yī一
bù部
zhù著
míng名
de的
bài拜
chàn忏
fǎ法
běn本
。
"The Emperor Liang's Jeweled Repentance" is a famous liturgical text for penitential rites.