寒かん行ぎょう

noun

winter spiritual austerities

Refers to ascetic practices performed during the coldest part of winter, often involving cold-water ablutions or other endurance training, typically in a Buddhist or Shugendō context.

• 毎まい年とし一いち月がつに、修しゅ行ぎょう僧そうたちは滝たきに打うたれる寒かん行ぎょうを行おこなう。

  Every January, the ascetic monks perform winter austerities by standing under a waterfall.

• 寒かん行ぎょうを終おえた後あと、参さん加か者しゃは温あたたかいお茶ちゃで体からだを温あたためた。

  After finishing the winter austerities, the participants warmed themselves with hot tea.