Raigoe Ceremony - Raigoe
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〘Noun〙 Buddhist term. A Buddhist ceremony in which people dress up as the 25 bodhisattvas who come to welcome all living beings and lead them to the Pure Land. It is said to have been started by Genshin. The most famous one is held every year on May 14th (formerly on March 14th on the lunar calendar ) at Taimadera Temple in Nara Prefecture. It is a welcoming ceremony (gosho-e) . It is a memorial service (nerikuyo) . Season: Summer [Toto Saijiki (1838)] Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information |
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〘名〙 仏語。衆生を浄土に導くために来迎する二十五菩薩に仮装して練り歩く法会。源信がはじめたものともいわれる。毎年五月一四日（古くは陰暦三月一四日）奈良県当麻寺(たいまでら)で行なわれるものが有名。迎接会(ごうしょうえ)。練供養(ねりくよう)。《季・夏》 〔東都歳事記（1838）〕
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