要为其诵经四十九日
“sutras must be chanted for forty-nine days”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
高僧圆寂后
“After a senior monk passes,”
要为其 诵经四十九日
“sutras must be chanted for forty-nine days”
“to help him reach the Western Pure Land.”
“We must not disturb his body or interrupt the sacred mourning period.”
In traditional Chinese Buddhist belief, the soul undergoes bardo judgments every seven days for forty-nine days, requiring family and monks to perform merits to ensure rebirth in the Pure Land.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
for him; on his behalf
A classical written-style contraction of 为他 used in formal or period speech.
to chant Buddhist scriptures
A specialized religious verb combination referring to the recitation of sacred texts.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“for something trivial.”
“so they can put in a good word for us on this project.”
“and consecrate it for eighty-one days. Then cast it into the Han River,”