伽が藍らん

noun

temple; monastery

Buddhist term, originally an abbreviation of 僧伽藍摩. Refers to a large temple complex or monastery, often with historical or architectural significance.

See also: 僧伽藍摩

• 京きょう都との古ふるい伽が藍らんを訪たずねるのが好すきです。

  I like visiting old temples in Kyoto.

• この伽が藍らんは国こく宝ほうに指し定ていされている。

  This temple complex is designated a national treasure.

noun, used as a suffix

temple building

Used as a suffix in compound nouns to refer to a specific temple building or hall, e.g., 金堂伽藍 (main hall).

• この寺てらの金こん堂どう伽が藍らんは江え戸ど時じ代だいに建たてられた。

  The main hall of this temple was built in the Edo period.