also: ぞうりつ
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
erecting (a temple, Buddhist statue, etc.)
Used primarily in Buddhist contexts for the construction or erection of temples, statues, and other religious structures. Often appears in historical or formal descriptions.
この寺は鎌倉時代に造立された。
This temple was erected in the Kamakura period.
仏像を造立
Many donations were collected to erect a Buddhist statue.