そうしきぶっきょう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of そうしきぶっきょう – see the following entry.
葬式仏教
[noun] A satirical term referring to the modern phenomenon in which Buddhist practice is largely neglected in Japan and is only sought out for funeral services.
(This term, そうしきぶっきょう (sōshikibukkyō), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)