拜忏

Traditional form:

拜懺

Pinyin (reading):

bàichàn

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 拜 - to bow, to salute; to worship, to pay respects
• 忏 - to regret, to repent; confession, penitence

Traditional characters:

• 拜 - to bow, to salute; to worship, to pay respects
• 懺 - to regret, to repent; confession, penitence