Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. gatha (poetic verse of a scripture)
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
opening chant of a sutra
Verse of the Shared Morality of the Seven Buddhas
Himalayan verses (of the Nirvana Sutra)
closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead