口く称しょう

noun

oral invocation of Amida Buddha

Buddhist term referring specifically to the vocal recitation of the nembutsu (念仏), as opposed to mental contemplation. Used in Pure Land contexts.

See also: 念仏

• 口く称しょう念ねん仏ぶつは、声こえに出だして阿あ弥み陀だ仏ぶつの名なを唱となえることです。

  Oral nembutsu is the act of vocally chanting the name of Amida Buddha.