Kyodan - Kyodan

Japanese: 経段 - きょうだん
Kyodan - Kyodan

...This is a memorial service in which sutras are recited to repent of sins. The Tendai Lotus Sutra and the Zen Kannon Sutra are famous. The structure of the two is quite different, but the core of the service is the bow section, the repentance section, and the sutra section. The bow section is performed by reciting the names of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas related to the Lotus Sutra or Kannon Bodhisattva.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kyōdan" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…経を読誦して罪過を懺悔(さんげ)する法要で,天台系の《法華懺法》と禅系の《観音懺法》が有名である。構成は両者でかなり違っているが,その中心は敬礼段(きようらいだん)(頂礼段),懺悔段,経段にある。敬礼段は,法華経または観音菩薩に縁のある仏菩薩等の名号(みようごう)を連ねて敬う。…

※「経段」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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