Nōkyō
Stamp and calligraphy received at the temple after prayers
TemplesPilgrimagenew, to be validated
Nōkyō (納経) originally meant “offering a sutra”: in earlier times, the pilgrim deposited a hand-copied sutra at the temple. Today, the word refers to the red stamp and calligraphy one receives at the nōkyōsho, in the nōkyōchō, after praying at the hondō and daishidō.
- In English
- Temple stamp received after the prayers
- Other spellings
- nokyo · noukyou
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