noun
lower shrine building
Refers to a building within a Shinto shrine complex that is situated on the lowest ground, often contrasted with 上宮 (じょうぐう, upper shrine).
伊勢神宮では、内宮の正宮に対して、別宮の一つを下宮と呼ぶことがある。
At Ise Grand Shrine, one of the auxiliary shrines is sometimes called the lower shrine in contrast to the main sanctuary of the inner shrine.