懺法せんぼう

noun

penitence ritual; confession of sins

Buddhist practice of chanting sutras to repent for sins, especially those committed unknowingly. In Tendai Buddhism, it involves chanting the Lotus Sutra or invoking Kanzeon, Amida, or Kichijoten.

• 懺法せんぼうは、知しらずに犯おかした罪つみを悔くい改あらためるための仏ぶっ教きょうの儀ぎ式しきです。

  Senbō is a Buddhist ritual for repenting sins committed unknowingly.

noun, noun, used as a suffix

penitence sutra

A sutra used in penitence rituals; also used as a suffix in compound terms for specific penitence sutras.

• このお寺てらには、古ふるい懺法せんぼうが伝つたわっている。

  An old penitence sutra has been passed down at this temple.

noun

guidebook to penitence

A manual or guide explaining the procedures and meanings of penitence rituals.

• 僧そう侶りょは懺法せんぼうを参さん照しょうしながら儀ぎ式しきを進すすめた。

  The monk conducted the ritual while consulting the guidebook to penitence.