枕まくら経ぎょう

noun

pillow sutra; bedside sutra recitation

A Buddhist sutra recited at the bedside of a deceased person, often as part of funeral rites. The term is specific to Japanese Buddhist practice.

• 枕まくら経ぎょうは、亡なくなった方かたの枕まくら元もとで読よまれるお経きょうです。

  The pillow sutra is a sutra recited at the bedside of the deceased.