牛にひかれて善光寺参り

うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり

doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else; being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow

参り

まいり

visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

寺入り

てらいり

to enrol in a temple school, child enrolled in a temple school

裸参り

はだかまいり

visiting a shrine naked in winter

寒参り

かんまいり

winter visit to a shrine

神参り

かみまいり

visiting shrines

月参り

つきまいり

monthly (shrine or temple) visit

墓参り

はかまいり ぼさん

visit to a grave

初参り

はつまいり

first shrine visit of the New Year

礼参り

れいまいり

thanksgiving visit to a shrine

朝参り

あさまいり

early-morning visit to a temple or shrine

お参り

おまいり

worship, shrine visit

参り墓

まいりばか

visitation grave; memorial for prayers and services in a two-grave system

宮参り

みやまいり

shrine visit

寺

てら じ

counter for temples

縁切り寺

えんきりでら えんきりてら

(historic) a temple in which women seeking release from marriage could take refuge

参

しん さん

chinese "three stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

恵方参り

えほうまいり

New Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction

抜け参り

ぬけまいり

secret or unauthorized pilgrimage (unauthorised)