法ほう名みょう

noun

Buddhist name; ordination name

The name a person receives upon entering the Buddhist priesthood or taking vows. Used in Buddhist contexts.

• 彼かれは出しゅっ家けして法ほう名みょうを授さずかった。

  He entered the priesthood and received a Buddhist name.

noun

posthumous Buddhist name

The name given to a deceased person in Buddhist tradition, often inscribed on a memorial tablet. Also called 戒名 (かいみょう) in some sects.

• お墓はかには故こ人じんの法ほう名みょうが刻きざまれている。

  The deceased's posthumous Buddhist name is engraved on the gravestone.