法ほう号ごう

noun

priest's name; posthumous Buddhist name

Refers to the name a Buddhist priest receives upon ordination, or the name given to a deceased layperson posthumously. Used in Buddhist contexts.

• 彼かれの法ほう号ごうは「釋しゃく尼に妙みょう法ほう」です。

  His posthumous Buddhist name is 'Shakuni Myōhō'.

• 僧そう侶りょになると、師しから法ほう号ごうを授さずかります。

  When you become a monk, you receive a priest's name from your teacher.