施せ浴よく

noun

charitable temple bath

Historical term for a bath provided at a temple for the poor, sick, and prisoners. Not used in modern everyday contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、施せ浴よくは貧まずしい人ひと々びとにとって貴き重ちょうな福ふく祉しだった。

  In the Edo period, charitable temple baths were a valuable form of welfare for the poor.