逆ぎゃく修しゅ

noun

memorial service for oneself

Buddhist practice of performing a memorial service for one's own future benefit, often while still alive.

• 生せい前ぜんに逆ぎゃく修しゅを行おこなう人ひともいる。

  Some people perform a memorial service for themselves while still alive.

noun

memorial service by an elder for a younger person

Refers to an older person holding a memorial service for a deceased younger person, which is considered an inversion of the natural order.

• 逆ぎゃく修しゅは、親おやが子このために営いとなむ法ほう要ようを指さすこともある。

  逆修 can also refer to a memorial service held by a parent for their child.