かいきょう
Meanings
Noun
Buddhist
1. opening chant of a sutra
Kanji used
open
Buddhist scripture
verse in praise of Buddha
Pitch accent
いきょ
うげ
Composed of
prefatory sutra; opening a sutra; beginning to read a sutra
① 仏典のなかで、仏の教えや仏・菩薩の徳をたたえるのに韻文の形式で述べたもの。