寺じ檀だん制せい度どじだんせいどMeanings1nountemple registration system; Edo-period temple affiliation systemhistorical termHistorical term for the Edo-period system requiring commoners to register with a Buddhist temple to prove their faith and avoid Christianity. Also known as 寺請制度.See also: 寺請制度江え戸ど時じ代だい、寺じ檀だん制せい度どによって人ひと々びとは必かならずどこかの寺てらに属
