equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)
ひがん
Noun
1.
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)
2.
Buddhist services during the equinoctial week
abbreviation
3.
nirvana
Buddhism
4.
opposite bank, opposite shore, shore on the other side
formal or literary term
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お彼岸にはお墓参りに行きます。
I go to visit graves during the equinoctial week (Ohigan).
春と秋の彼岸は、日本の伝統的な行事です。
The spring and autumn equinoctial weeks are traditional Japanese events.
彼岸の入りには、家族でぼた餅を食べる習慣がある。
At the beginning of Ohigan, there is a custom for families to eat botamochi.
彼岸の中日には、昼と夜の長さがほぼ同じになる。
On the middle day of Higan, the length of day and night becomes almost equal.
仏教では、彼岸は悟りの境地を意味することもある。
In Buddhism, Higan can also mean the state of enlightenment (nirvana).
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