菩ぼ提だいを弔とむらう

expression, godan verb (-u)

hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras

Buddhist expression. Refers to performing rites, especially sutra chanting, to pray for the repose of the deceased's soul and their well-being in the afterlife.

• お盆ぼんには先せん祖ぞの菩ぼ提だいを弔とむらうためにお寺てらに行いきます。

  During Obon, we go to the temple to hold a memorial service for our ancestors, praying for their happiness in the next life.