osurasma

Updated: May 24, 2025

A religious observance of great importance with the Japanese is 'Osurasma, or 'praying a soul out of purgatory, as they wisely consider that even the most holy must have some small peccadilloes to answer for. This ceremony takes place in the seventh month after death: a white lamp is its emblem.

Jacob Mortimer Wier Silver - Sketches of Japanese Manners and Customs