Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The prayer or statement read and burnt at a funeral.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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為齋供冥眾、弔祭亡者所讀誦之文章。又作齋文。亦有於乾旱時為祈雨,或為驅逐邪魅、祈求幸福等而作之祭文。我國六朝以來,即有作祭文弔亡靈之制,如昭明文選即有祭文類。於禪林,祭文由喪司書記撰作。〔禪林象器箋文疏門〕
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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