僧そう林りん

noun

large temple; place with many monks

Refers to a sizable Buddhist temple or a monastic community with many monks. The term is somewhat literary or descriptive, not an everyday word.

• この地ち域いきには古ふるい僧そう林りんがいくつか残のこっている。

  Several old large temples remain in this area.

• 僧そう林りんでは多おおくの僧そうが修しゅ行ぎょうに励はげんでいる。

  Many monks are training diligently at the large temple.