noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
fellow pilgrim; fellow practitioner of austerities
Buddhist term for someone who undertakes religious journeys or ascetic practices together with others. Used in religious contexts.
彼は同じ寺の修行僧と同行して四国遍路に出た。
He set out on the Shikoku pilgrimage together with a fellow ascetic from the same temple.
同行二人という言葉は、お遍路さんが常に弘法大師と共にあるという意味だ。
The phrase 'dōgyō ninin' means that pilgrims are always accompanied by Kōbō Daishi.