誦じゅ経きょう

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

sutra chanting; chanting sutras

Refers to the act of chanting or reciting Buddhist sutras aloud. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to chant sutras'. Both transitive and intransitive uses exist, but the transitive use (e.g., お経を誦経する) is more common.

• 僧そう侶りょが朝あさのお勤つとめで誦じゅ経きょうする。

  The monk chants sutras during the morning service.

• 葬そう儀ぎでは般はん若にゃ心しん経ぎょうを誦じゅ経きょうすることが多おおい。

  At funerals, the Heart Sutra is often chanted.