遊ゆ行ぎょう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

pilgrimage; wandering journey (of a monk)

Primarily used in Buddhist contexts for a monk's journey on foot to visit temples and sacred sites. The cross-reference to 行脚 suggests a similar meaning.

See also: 行脚

• その僧そうは諸しょ国こくを遊ゆ行ぎょうして修しゅ行ぎょうを積つんだ。

  The monk traveled around the provinces on pilgrimage to deepen his practice.

• 遊ゆ行ぎょうの旅たびに出でる前まえに、師しに別わかれを告つげた。

  Before setting out on a pilgrimage journey, he said farewell to his teacher.