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葬式

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Basic Meaning: funeral service

Senses:

  • Funerary rites; funeral ceremony. Synonymous with 葬儀 and 葬禮. In general, there are four types of Buddhist funerals 四葬: cremation 火葬, which is the most common, burial 土葬 or 埋葬, burial at sea 水葬, or exposure in the forest 林葬.

    The canonical sources for funeral rites for monastics are found in the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra 泥洹經  〔佛般泥洹經 T 005.1.173b19〕 and Vinaya-kṣudraka-vastu 毘奈耶雜事  〔根本說一切有部毘奈耶雜事 T 1451.24.400b24〕 . Although general in scope, these guidelines specify a three day process. On the first day, the corpse is washed, dressed in robes, and placed in the sleeping quarters of the deceased where rites are performed. Sutras are recited on the second day. On the third day, the body is moved to the dharma hall 法堂, where further rites are performed such as the offering of tea 奠茶湯. When the rites are complete, the body is removed from the monastic grounds, placed on a pyre, and cremated 荼毘. The bones are then to be placed in a stūpa 入塔 or grave 墓. In addition to these basic rites, the fourteenth fascicle of the Encyclopedia of Zen Monasticism 禪林象器箋 stipulates that the head of the deceased monk is to be shaved and a dharma name 法名 is to be issued to the deceased. [Matthew McMullen; source(s): Ui, Yokoi, Kadokawa, Gakken, Hanyu, DFB]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 661

    Bulgyo sajeon 762a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 0732c

    Iwanami Bukkyō jiten 512

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 735

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 872b

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3020a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 593-3

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    Entry created: 2019-05-06