看かん経きん

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

silent sutra reading

Buddhist practice of reading sutras silently, as opposed to chanting aloud. Compare 読経 (どきょう), which usually implies vocal recitation.

• 僧そう侶りょは朝あさの勤ごん行ぎょうで看かん経きんをした。

  The monk performed silent sutra reading during the morning service.

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

sutra chanting

In some contexts, 看経 can also refer to chanting sutras aloud, though 読経 is more common for vocal recitation. This sense may be considered a broader or overlapping usage.

See also: 読経

• 法ほう要ようで看かん経きんをあげる。

  They chant sutras at the memorial service.