noun
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (Pure Land sect, Kanto region)
Historical term referring to the eighteen major seminaries or academies of the Jōdo (Pure Land) sect in the Kantō area during the Edo period.
関東十八檀林は、江戸時代に浄土宗の学問所として栄えた。
The eighteen centers of Buddhist learning in the Kanto region flourished as academies of the Pure Land sect during the Edo period.
Compound of 関東 (Kantō region), 十八 (eighteen), and 檀林 (Buddhist seminary). The term is a historical designation for the eighteen major seminaries of the Jōdo sect in the Kantō area.