Ganhodoki - Ganhodoki

Japanese: 願ほどき - がんほどき

The release of a wish made to the gods and Buddhas. It can be performed at funerals or when a person has recovered from an illness. If the deceased made a wish while alive, various spells are performed when the deceased is carried out of the coffin so that they can attain Buddhahood without any regrets in this world. This is called a wish-return, and involves removing the corners of a fan and throwing it onto the roof, shaking the kimono worn while the deceased was alive upside down, breaking rice bowls, or scattering rice or beans. All of these spells are intended to remove the spirits of the dead or to isolate them from this world so that they cannot return.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

神仏への立願を解くこと。葬儀に伴うものと，病気平癒の場合に行うものとがある。死者が生前に願を掛けていた場合は，この世に思いを残さずに成仏できるように出棺の際にさまざまな呪法が行われる。これは願戻しともよばれ，扇のかなめをはずして屋根に投げたり，生前の着物を逆さに振ったり，あるいは茶碗を割ったり，米や豆などをまいたりする。これらの呪法はいずれも死霊がこの世に戻って来れないように，死霊を除去したりこの世と絶縁させるものである。

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