God's part - Jinbun

Japanese: 神分 - じんぶん

A part of a Buddhist memorial service. It is used in two senses: broad and narrow. In the narrow sense, the chief priest of the memorial service recites phrases to pray for the liberation and increased power of the various gods and gods, and is also called the "general divine part." The chief priest recites names such as "Beginning with King Shakra, King Brahma..." and concludes with "In order to enable all to attain the attainment of the fruit of their labors until..., the general divine part includes the Heart Sutra and the name of the Great Prajnaparamita Sutra." In Buddhism, the world of the gods is one of the six realms of delusion, and although they have supernatural powers, they cannot escape the suffering of karma, so they are believed to come to the memorial service seeking merit, and so sutras and sutra titles are recited for the gods.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

仏事法要の部分名。広狭2義に用いる。法要の導師が，諸天諸神のためにその解脱増威を祈願する句を唱えるのが狭義の神分で，〈総神分（そうじんぶん）〉とも称する。〈大梵天王帝釈天王を始め奉り……〉などと名号（みようごう）を挙げ，〈……に至るまで，離業証果（りごうしようが）せしめ奉らんがために，総神分に般若心経，大般若経名〉などと結ぶ。仏教では，神の世界は迷界の六道の一つで，神通力はあるものの業苦を離れられないため，功徳を求めて法要の場に来臨していると考えるので，その神々のために経文や経題を唱誦するのである。

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