Buddha's name ceremony - Butsumyo-e

Also called Obutsu-myo (Buddha's name) or Sange (Buddha's name repentance). This is an event where the name of Buddha and the Buddha's name sutra are chanted in order to repent and atone for sins. The names of 3,000 to 100,000 Buddhas who live in the past, present, and future, and in the 10 countries in all, including the eight directions, are chanted and worshipped. In Japan, it is said to have started in the 9th century by Seian, and for three days from December 19th at the Jinjuden Hall of the Imperial Palace and other places, 13,000 images of Buddhas submitted by Kengo were displayed, and a folding screen of hell was set up and chanted. Later, it became an event held in January. It appears in "The Pillow Book," "The Tale of Eiga," and "Ekotoba."

[Akio Kiuchi]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

御仏名(おぶつみょう)、仏名懺悔(さんげ)ともいう。仏の名、仏名経を唱えて、懺悔滅罪(めつざい)を期する行事。過去・現在・未来の三世、八方上下計十方の国にいます三千ないし十万の仏の名を唱え礼拝(らいはい)する。日本では、9世紀ころに静安が始めたといい、宮中仁寿殿などで12月19日から3日間、賢護が奏進した一万三千仏画像を掲げ、地獄変の屏風(びょうぶ)を立て回し唱礼するようになった。のち1月の行事となった。『枕草子(まくらのそうし)』『栄花物語』『三宝絵詞(えことば)』に出る。

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