追つい善ぜん供く養よう

noun

memorial service; Buddhist memorial rite

A Buddhist service held for the repose of a deceased person's soul, often involving offerings and prayers to accumulate merit for the deceased.

• お盆ぼんには先せん祖ぞの追つい善ぜん供く養ようを行おこなう。

  During Obon, we hold a memorial service for our ancestors.

• 追つい善ぜん供く養ようのためにお経きょうをあげてもらった。

  We had sutras chanted for the memorial service.