六ろく十じゅう六ろく部ぶ

noun

Buddhist pilgrim carrying 66 Lotus Sutra copies

Historical term for a pilgrim who traveled to sacred sites across Japan, leaving a copy of the Lotus Sutra at each of 66 locations. Rarely used outside historical or religious contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、六ろく十じゅう六ろく部ぶが全ぜん国こくの霊れい場じょうを巡めぐった。

  In the Edo period, rokujūrokubu pilgrims traveled around sacred sites across the country.