Reverse posthumous name - Gyakushukaimyo

Japanese: 逆修戒名 - ぎゃくしゅかいみょう
Reverse posthumous name - Gyakushukaimyo

... As you can see, a posthumous name should originally have been given to someone who converted to Buddhism while still alive and received the precepts of an upasaku, upasi, novice, or nun. This is called a "gyakushuyu" posthumous name, and what represents this is called a layperson's title such as koji, daishi, shinshi, or shinjo. This means that the person received the precepts and practiced Buddhism while still alive. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "reverse posthumous name" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… これでわかるように,戒名は本来は生前に仏教に帰依して優婆塞(うばそく),優婆夷(うばい),または沙弥,沙弥尼の戒律を受けたとき付けるべきものである。これを逆修(ぎやくしゆう)戒名というが,これを表すものが居士(こじ),大姉(だいし),信士,信女などの位号と呼ぶものである。これは生前に受戒入道して仏道修行をしたという意味である。…

※「逆修戒名」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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