Ekomon - Ekomon

Japanese: 回向文 - えこうもん
Ekomon - Ekomon
〘Noun〙 Buddhist term. The words of the sutra recited at the end of daily religious services (gongyō) , memorial services, Buddhist ceremonies, and other Buddhist rites. It expresses the wish to direct the merits of the Buddhist rites toward the enlightenment of oneself and others. Ekoubumi. *From the humorous book Daisensekai Gakuya Tan (1817): "He bowed his eyes and glared at the altar, and quickly recited the ekaumon (prayer prayer) on his rosary."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 仏語。日常の勤行(ごんぎょう)や法要、法会など仏事の際に、最後に唱える経文のことば。仏事の功徳を、自他の悟りにさし向けようという願いを表わしたもの。えこうぶみ。※滑稽本・大千世界楽屋探(1817)中「目礼して霊棚をにらむと直に、数珠(ずず)さらさっとの回向文(エカウモン)

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