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Buddhist service; Buddhist memorial rite
A Buddhist religious observance, especially a memorial service for the dead such as a funeral or a death anniversary. Covers the various rites a family holds through a temple.
仏事を営む。
To hold a Buddhist service.
祖父の仏事で親族が集まった。
The relatives gathered for my grandfather's memorial service.
法要などの仏事には喪服を着て出席する。
For Buddhist services such as memorial rites, one attends in mourning clothes.
A general term for Buddhist rites, most often memorial services held for the deceased. Contrasts with 神事, the equivalent observances in Shinto.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 仏事を営む: to hold a Buddhist service
- 仏事法要: Buddhist memorial rites
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 法要: memorial service — a specific Buddhist rite on a death anniversary
- 神事: Shinto rite — the corresponding observance in Shinto