In recent years, there are signs of Buddhist altars and tombs that were rare in the past.
Buddhist altars are probably “closed eyes memorial service,” “closed door memorial service,” etc., but how do you say graves?
I can only think of something like “Closed Mausoleum Memorial Service.”
Please tell me the correct name.
Thank you for your guidance
Mr. Matsuken
This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is a humble answer to the question.
It seems that there are probably various names, but at Tsuji Temple, the memorial service for building a tomb is called “open eye memorial service,” so the memorial service where graves are stored is called “closed eye memorial service.”
Generally, “eye closure memorial services,” such as removing souls or removing sexual roots, are also called “extermination memorial services.”
It is also sometimes collectively referred to as the “Dispatch Act.”
Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho
You can call the Buddha statue, the seat plate, and the tomb the same way. If the left is a technical word and the right is a plain word, it looks like this.
Dispatch (dispatch, dispatch) > close your eyes > remove your sexual root (shone) > remove your soul
Incidentally, the Buddhist altar itself is a box, is not an object of worship, and has no roots in it. It is only an object of worship for the principal image and the rank plate.
The “Closed Door Memorial Service” is for Jodo Shinshu only. I don't understand the way of thinking about Buddhist altars in the case of the Jodo Shinshu. There are also differences between these denominations, so please specify your own denomination. If you don't want to publish it, a profile is fine.
There are also local expressions, so it's a good idea to ask local elderly people. Relationships of trust are fostered through such exchanges. Of course, it's important to know the official language, but it's also important how believers (followers) recognize it.
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These have been around for a long time. Deserted houses have been around for a long time, and moving graves and bringing in (organizing) ancient tombs have also been carried out for a long time. In the Edo period, individuals had graves on their own land, but in the Meiji period, regional mass graves were recommended, and graves have been popular and discontinued since ancient times. The history of family graves is also very short.
It seems that the recent story “grave blur is increasing” is due to data that only counted the number of cases of repentance and did not subtract the number of cases where eyes were opened again thereafter. In other words, using data that simply includes moving, “it's popular not to do memorial services!” It's a story about biased reporting.
Of course, there are times when it has increased slightly due to that report.
Even if you use difficult words, it only makes you look cool, so I've never used words other than grave blur.
There are also people who say it's important to put parentheses in order to create a thankful atmosphere.
I've been a chief priest for 20 years, and I like chatting while drinking tea in an easy-to-understand manner rather than getting caught up in smoke with difficult words. I will ask them to tell me the true meaning, hardships, and background of Tomb Jidai. Grave blur is often a clue rather than a conclusion.