法ほう楽らく

noun

pleasures of a pious life

Buddhist term for the joy or comfort derived from religious practice and devotion.

• 読経どきょうや写しゃ経きょうに法ほう楽らくを見みいだす人ひともいる。

  Some people find the pleasures of a pious life in sutra chanting and copying.

noun

entertainment for a deity or Buddha

Refers to performances, music, or offerings dedicated to a deity or Buddha, often at temples or shrines.

• 祭さい礼れいでは神かみへの法ほう楽らくとして舞まいが奉ほう納のうされた。

  At the festival, a dance was dedicated as entertainment for the deity.

noun

pastime; entertainment; pleasure

General term for amusement or enjoyment; somewhat literary or old-fashioned in modern usage.

• 読どく書しょは彼かれの唯ゆい一いつの法ほう楽らくだった。

  Reading was his only pastime.

noun

free admission

Rare historical usage; referred to free entry to certain events or places, possibly as a pious offering.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、特とく定ていの日ひに寺じ社しゃへの法ほう楽らくが許ゆるされたという記き録ろくがある。

  There are records that during the Edo period, free admission to temples and shrines was granted on certain days.