檀だん徒とだんとMeanings1nountemple supporter; parishionerRefers to a lay supporter or parishioner of a Buddhist temple, especially in a traditional or formal context.彼かれは地じ元もとの寺てらの檀だん徒ととして、毎まい月つきの護ご持じ会かい費ひを納おさめている。As a parishioner of the local temple, he pays the monthly maintenance fee.