Shariraimon

Japanese: 舎利礼文 - しゃりらいもん

The title of a chanting piece. It is also called "Sharirei". The lyrics, "Ishinchorei Mantoku Enman Shaka Nyorai Shinjin Shari...", express the intention of worshiping the Buddha's relics, and are chanted in a simple melody, but because the lyrics are short, they are usually repeated three, seven, or fifteen times. There is also a method of chanting by changing the pitch of the chant from the first to the second and third times. Conversely, there are also cases where the chant is read without any fuss. It is used for "Nehan-e" (also called Joraku-e) and "Butssho-e" (also called Birth Ceremony or Nativity Ceremony).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

声明曲（しようみようきよく）の曲名。《舎利礼》とも称する。仏舎利を礼拝する意を示した〈一心頂礼万徳円満釈迦如来真身舎利……〉という詞章で，単純な曲節で唱えるが，詞章が短いので，3返，7返，15返など繰り返すのが普通である。その際に，初重（しよじゆう）･二重，三重と音域の高さを変えて唱えていく方式もある。逆にフシを付けずに素読みにする例もある。《涅槃会（ねはんえ）》(常楽会ともいう)や《仏生会（ぶつしようえ）》(誕生会，降誕会ともいう)に用いられる。

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