visitation grave; memorial grave
Historical term for a grave used for prayers and memorial services in the two-grave system (両墓制), distinct from the burial grave (埋め墓).
In the two-grave system, a visitation grave was established separately from the burial grave where the body was interred.
The historical two-grave system in which both a burial grave and a visitation grave are maintained.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
Alternate kanji spelling; 参り墓 is more common.
Compound of 参り (まいり, 'visiting' or 'pilgrimage', the continuative form of 参る) and 墓 (はか, 'grave'), with rendaku voicing to ばか. The term reflects its function as a grave for visitation and memorial services.