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.
Compound of 仏 (Buddha) and 刹 (temple, land). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with Buddhist temples.