Kirijuunen - 10 earnest prayers

...In the Jodo and Jishu sects, a ritual called Ju-nen-juu-sho is performed in which a monk bestows ten repetitions on a believer to help them form a connection with Amida Buddha. When the monk and believer chant ten times at the same time, it is called Do-sho Ju-nen, and when the monk chants once first, then the believer chants once, and they both finish chanting at the same time on the tenth repetition, it is called Kiri Ju-nen. In the Jodo sect, at funerals, after leading the deceased in the final act, the chief priest chants the six-character name of Amida Buddha, Namu Amida Butsu, ten times....

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…浄土宗や時宗では，十念授与といって，僧が信者に十念を授けて阿弥陀仏と縁を結ばせる。僧と信者が同時に10ぺん唱えるのを同称十念といい，またさきに僧が1ぺん唱え，つぎに信者が1ぺん唱え，相互に唱えあって10ぺんめで同時に唱え終わるのを切（きり）十念という。浄土宗では葬式のとき，導師が引導のあとで〈南無阿弥陀仏〉という六字の名号を10ぺん唱える。…

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