庫く堂どう

noun

temple kitchen

Buddhist term for the kitchen of a temple, especially in Zen contexts. Compare 庫裏 (くり), which refers to the living quarters including the kitchen.

See also: 庫裏 (くり)

• 庫く堂どうでは、修しゅ行ぎょう僧そうたちが食しょく事じの準じゅん備びをしている。

  In the temple kitchen, the monks in training are preparing the meal.