新あら精しょう霊りょう

noun

spirit of someone on their first Obon after death

Refers to the spirit of a person who has died within the past year and is being honored for the first time during the Obon festival. Compare with 新仏 (あらぼとけ), which can also refer to the deceased person or their spirit in a similar context.

See also: 新仏

• 今年ことしの盆ぼんは、祖そ母ぼが新あら精しょう霊りょうとして迎むかえられる。

  This Obon, my grandmother will be welcomed as a new spirit.