In Jodo Shinshu Sect, the purpose of the Buddhist memorial service during the chuin period is to get attendants to deeply contemplate the meaning of life and death as well as the teachings of Buddha taking the opportunity of their close relative's death.
なお、浄土真宗の中陰中の法要は、近親者が亡くなる事によって、生死（しょうじ）の意味をより深く考え法にふれる為の法要である。