kệ kinh

Các nhà sư tụng kệ kinh mỗi sáng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Buddhist liturgical texts, sutras: "Kệ kinh" refers to verses, hymns, or chants used in Buddhist liturgy, often containing doctrinal teachings, praises, or prayers. These are typically recited during ceremonies or personal practice.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các nhà sư tụng kệ kinh mỗi sáng. (The monks chant sutras every morning.)
  • Cuốn sách này tập hợp nhiều bài kệ kinh quan trọng. (This book compiles many important liturgical verses.)

Advanced Usage

• "tụng kệ kinh": to chant/recite Buddhist verses or sutras.
  • Bà cụ thường tụng kệ kinh trước khi đi ngủ. (The old lady often recites Buddhist verses before sleeping.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kệ (n): A verse, stanza, or hymn, often used independently to mean a poetic verse in a religious or philosophical context.
• Kinh (n): A sutra; a canonical scripture containing the teachings of the Buddha.
• Kinh kệ (n phrase): A compound term broadly referring to Buddhist scriptures and liturgical texts.

Synonyms

• Thánh ca: Hymn, sacred song (more general, can be Christian).
• Bài tụng: Chant, recitation.

Related Phrases

• Niệm kinh: To recite sutras.
  • Niệm kinh giúp tâm trí thanh tịnh. (Reciting sutras helps purify the mind.)

Related Idioms

• "Mõ làng kệ kinh": (Literal: The village wooden bell and liturgical verses). This idiom criticizes someone who talks a lot but says nothing of substance, like repetitive, meaningless chanting.
  • Đừng nghe anh ta, toàn mõ làng kệ kinh thôi. (Don't listen to him; it's all just empty, repetitive talk.)