There are 7 total results for your 回向 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
回向 see styles |
ekou / eko えこう |
(noun/participle) Buddhist memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul |
囘向 回向 see styles |
huí xiàng hui2 xiang4 hui hsiang ekō |
迴向 pariṇāmanā. To turn towards; to turn something from one person or thing to another; transference of merit); the term is intp. by 轉趣 turn towards; it is used for works of supererogation, or rather, it means the bestowing on another, or others, of merits acquired by oneself, especially the merits acquired by a bodhisattva or Buddha for the salvation of all, e. g. the bestowing of his merits by Amitābha on all the living. There are other kinds, such as the turning of acquired merit to attain further progress in bodhi, or nirvana. 囘事向理 to turn (from) practice to theory; 囘自向他 to turn from oneself to another; 囘因向果 To turn from cause to effect. 囘世而向出世 to turn from this world to what is beyond this world, from the worldly to the unworldly. |
回向偈 see styles |
ekouge / ekoge えこうげ |
{Buddh} (See 回向文・えこうもん) closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead |
回向文 see styles |
ekoumon / ekomon えこうもん |
{Buddh} closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead |
回向院 see styles |
kaikouin / kaikoin かいこういん |
(place-name) Kaikouin |
自力回向 see styles |
jirikiekou / jirikieko じりきえこう |
{Buddh} attempting to reach enlightenment only through merit one has accumulated by oneself |
Variations: |
ekou / eko えこう |
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} transfer of merit |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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