Two memorial services

Japanese: 二箇法要 - にかほうよう

The name of a part of a Buddhist ceremony. It is a solemn ritual that takes place before the main part of a Buddhist ceremony, and is performed to make the inside of the hall solemn and pure. It consists of two types of chanting music, bai (singing) and sange (scattering flowers, with the syllable "taiyo" added). It can also refer to the entire Buddhist ceremony, including this. It is a style unique to Esoteric Buddhism, and is used in mitsudate (secret ceremony) where the leader performs the ritual, or in ceremonies that combine exoteric and esoteric Buddhism. Representative examples that include this include mandala offerings, doshakaji-e (ceremony of the Great Prajnaparamita), daihannyae (ceremony of the Great Prajnaparamita), urabon-e (ceremony of the Ullambana), and the Rishu-zammai-e and mieku-e (ceremony of the Shingon sect). In both the Tendai and Shingon sects, it is also used in Rongi-ho-e (ceremony of the Rongi).

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Japanese:

仏教儀式の部分の名称。法会 (ほうえ) の中心部に先立ち，道場内を謹厳，清浄にする荘厳作法のうち，唄 (ばい) ，散華 (さんげ。対揚がつく) の2種の声明曲から成るもの。あるいは，これを含む法会全体をいうこともある。密教独自の様式で，導師が修法を行う密立 (みつだて) ，または顕密両立の法会に用いられる。曼荼羅供 (まんだらく) ，土砂加持会，大般若会 (だいはんにゃえ) ，盂蘭盆会 (うらぼんえ) ，真言宗の理趣三昧会，御影供 (みえく) などがこれを含む代表的なもの。なお，天台，真言両宗では，論義法会にも用いる。

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