also: ぶっせつ
noun
Rare, literary term for a Buddhist temple. In modern Japanese, お寺 or 寺院 are far more common.
古い文献には「仏刹」という語がよく出てくる。
The word 仏刹 often appears in old documents.
Rare kanji compound for 'Buddhist temple'. The reading ぶっせつ is also attested but less common.
Alternate reading; ぶっさつ is more common.
Compound of 仏 (Buddha) and 刹 (temple, land). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with Buddhist temples.