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窟院 (くついん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

窟くつ院いん

Meanings

1

noun

cave temple

Refers to a temple built into or within a natural cave or rock shelter, often associated with Buddhist sites in Asia.

中ちゅう国ごくの敦とん煌こうには有ゆう名めいな窟くつ院いんがある。
There is a famous cave temple in Dunhuang, China.

Kanji

窟cavern
院Inst., institution, temple

Etymology

Compound of 窟 (kutsu, 'cave') and 院 (in, 'temple'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with rock-cut Buddhist temples.