讃さん談だん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

praising Buddha; sermon

Buddhist term for the act of praising the Buddha, often in a ritual or sermon context.

• 僧そう侶りょが仏ぶつ前ぜんで讃さん談だんを唱となえた。

  The monk chanted a praise to the Buddha in front of the altar.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

praise (second of the five gates of mindfulness)

In Pure Land Buddhism, specifically the second of the five gates of mindfulness (五念門), referring to the practice of praising the Buddha.

See also: 五念門

• 五ご念ねん門もんの第だい二には讃さん談だん門もんである。

  The second of the five gates of mindfulness is the gate of praise.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Buddhist song of praise; hymn

A style of Buddhist hymn or song of praise, typically extolling the Buddha, bodhisattvas, or the teachings.

• 法ほう要ようで讃さん談だんが流ながれた。

  A Buddhist hymn was played during the memorial service.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

rumor; hearsay

Archaic meaning; no longer in common use. Found in classical texts.

• 古こ記き録ろくには、讃さん談だんとして様さま々ざまな噂うわさが記しるされている。

  In old records, various rumors are noted as hearsay.