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名帳めいちょう

めいちょう · meichou (also spelled meicho)

Register of names

  • register of believers (at a Buddhist temple), death register
  • register of reciters of the Buddha's name (in Yuzu Nembutsu)

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What does 名帳 mean?

Register of names. It can also mean: register of believers (at a Buddhist temple), death register; register of reciters of the Buddha's name (in Yuzu Nembutsu).

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めいちょう (meichou). Press Listen above to hear it.

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Register of names