拜懺

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

CEDICT

  1. (Taoism, Buddhism) to perform litanies
  2. to perform litanies

Wiktionary

佛教徒誦經拜佛、懺悔業障。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 拜 bài
  1. to bow to; to pay one's respects
  2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion)
  3. to make a courtesy call
  4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony
  5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc)
  6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
2 懺 chàn
  1. (bound form) to feel remorse
  2. (bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins (from Sanskrit "ksama")