法ほう座ざ

noun

dharma seat; Buddhist preacher's seat

Specifically the raised seat or platform from which a Buddhist priest delivers a sermon or lecture.

• 住じゅう職しょくが法ほう座ざに上あがり、説せっ法ぽうを始はじめた。

  The head priest ascended the dharma seat and began his sermon.

noun

Buddhist service; Buddhist religious gathering

Refers to the religious service or meeting itself, often centered around a sermon.

• 毎まい月つき第だい一いち日にち曜よう日びに法ほう座ざが開ひらかれる。

  A Buddhist service is held on the first Sunday of every month.