Hakke Hakko - Eight Lectures on the Lotus Sutra

Japanese: 法華八講 - ほっけはっこう

This is a Buddhist ceremony in which the eight volumes of the Lotus Sutra are lectured and praised, one volume at a time, over eight sessions, starting from the first volume. It is also called "Hakko" for short. It is said to have originated in China, but in Japan it was first held in 796, when Kinso of Sekibuchi-ji Temple in Nara lectured on the Lotus Sutra for four days. After that, it was held at the Imperial Court and the Shogunate as a memorial service for the deceased.

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Japanese:

『法華経』8巻を第1巻から1巻ずつ8回に分けて講義し賛嘆する法会。略して「八講」ともいう。起源は中国とされるが，日本では延暦 15 (796) 年に奈良の石淵寺の勤操が4日間『法華経』を講義したのを最初とする。その後宮中，幕府において死者の追善供養のために行われた。

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