荘しょう厳ごん

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

adorning a Buddhist statue or temple; decorating

Primarily a Buddhist term for the act of decorating or adorning a sacred object or space, often with flowers, ornaments, or ritual items. Can be used as a noun or as a suru verb.

• 仏ぶつ像ぞうを花はなで荘しょう厳ごんする。

  They adorn the Buddhist statue with flowers.

• 本ほん堂どうは美うつくしく荘しょう厳ごんされていた。

  The main hall was beautifully decorated.