回え向こう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

memorial service; prayers for the dead

Buddhist term for a service or prayers offered for the repose of a deceased person's soul. Often used in the context of funerals, anniversaries, and memorial rites.

• お寺てらで祖そ母ぼの回え向こうをしてもらった。

  We had a memorial service held for my grandmother at the temple.

• 毎まい年とし、命めい日にちには回え向こうをお願ねがいしている。

  Every year on the anniversary of his death, we request a memorial service.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

transfer of merit

Buddhist concept of dedicating one's own good deeds or spiritual merit to others, especially to deceased persons, to aid their enlightenment. More technical than sense 1.

• 読経どきょうの功く徳どくを故こ人じんに回え向こうする。

  We transfer the merit of sutra chanting to the deceased.