noun
visiting a shrine or temple
Rare term for the act of visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple. In modern Japanese, お参り (omairi) or 参拝 (sanpai) are far more common.
古文書には「ぶっけい」という言葉が寺社参りの意味で出てくることがある。
In old documents, the word ぶっけい sometimes appears meaning a visit to a temple or shrine.
The reading ぶっけい is likely a combination of 仏 (butsu, Buddha) or 物 (butsu, thing) used phonetically, and 詣 (kei, visiting a shrine/temple). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is now rare.