勤ごん行ぎょう

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

Buddhist religious service; sutra chanting

Refers to the act of performing Buddhist rituals, especially chanting sutras, often as a daily practice. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

• 毎まい朝あさ、お寺てらで勤ごん行ぎょうをする。

  Every morning, I perform a religious service at the temple.

• 僧そう侶りょが本ほん堂どうで勤ごん行ぎょうしている。

  The monk is chanting sutras in the main hall.