会え

noun

gathering; meeting

Archaic noun for a gathering, especially a Buddhist or festive event. In modern Japanese, this meaning is mostly found in historical or literary contexts, or in compound words like 法会 (ほうえ, Buddhist memorial service).

• 古ふるい記き録ろくには、春はるの会えが盛せい大だいに行おこなわれたとある。

  Old records say that a spring gathering was held on a grand scale.

• 「法ほう会え」という言こと葉ばは、今いまでも仏ぶっ教きょうの集あつまりを指さす。

  The word 法会 still refers to a Buddhist gathering today.