noun
dilapidated temple; abandoned temple; temple ruins
Refers to a temple that has fallen into disrepair, often with a sense of neglect or abandonment. Can describe the physical state or the atmosphere.
山奥に荒れ寺があった。
There was a dilapidated temple deep in the mountains.
その荒れ寺はもう何年も人が訪れていない。
That abandoned temple hasn't been visited for years.