東浄とうちん

noun

toilet in a Zen temple

A specific term for the restroom facilities within a Zen Buddhist temple. Compare with 東司 (とうす), a more common synonym.

See also: 東司

• 修しゅ行ぎょう僧そうは毎まい朝あさ、東浄とうちんの掃そう除じを欠かかさない。

  The trainee monks never miss cleaning the temple toilet every morning.