庭にわ詰づめ

noun

waiting in front of a temple to be accepted for training (Zen Buddhism)

A specific Zen Buddhist practice where a prospective monk waits outside the temple gate, sometimes for days, to demonstrate sincerity and determination before being admitted for training.

• 彼かれは修しゅ行ぎょうを許ゆるされるまで、三みっ日か間かん庭にわ詰づめを続つづけた。

  He continued waiting in front of the temple for three days until he was allowed to train.