佛家赞文【英】

Buddhist Hymns of Praise (Chants)

定义

佛教文学作品。系僧侣于法会诵经之外加诵的诸种赞辞，多为七言韵语。

As a category of Buddhist literature, zan refer to a variety of chants and praising hymns or eulogies sung by monks as a complement to sutra-chanting during Buddhist rituals. Most of them are written in a seven-character rhymed pattern.