noun
Buddhist center for study and meditation; monastery; temple
Abbreviation of 栴檀林. Refers to a Buddhist monastery or temple where monks study and practice meditation.
See also: 栴檀
彼は若い頃、檀林で修行した。
He trained at a Buddhist monastery in his youth.
noun
Danrin style of haikai poetry; Danrin school
Abbreviation of 談林風 or 談林派. A playful, accessible style of haikai poetry from the Edo period, associated with the poet Nishiyama Sōin.
談林派の俳諧は、庶民にも親しみやすい作風だった。
The haikai of the Danrin school had a style that was accessible to common people.
Sense 1 is an abbreviation of 栴檀林 (sandalwood grove), a Buddhist term for a monastery. Sense 2 is an abbreviation of 談林風 or 談林派, referring to a school of haikai poetry.