拜忏

Traditional: 拜懺

bài chàn

Dictionary entry

to hold a daytime Buddhist mass; (of a monk or nun) to read scripture to atone for sb's sins

What does 拜忏 mean?

拜忏 (bài chàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to hold a daytime Buddhist mass; (of a monk or nun) to read scripture to atone for sb's sins

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拜bàito bow to; to pay one's respects · (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion)忏chàn(bound form) to feel remorse · (bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins (from Sanskrit "ksama")

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拜忏

bài chàn

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