閻えん魔ま堂どう

noun

temple hall dedicated to Yama

A hall within a Buddhist temple where Yama (閻魔, the judge of the dead) is enshrined. Often associated with folk beliefs about the afterlife.

See also: 閻魔

• この寺てらの閻えん魔ま堂どうには、大おおきな閻えん魔ま大だい王おうの像ぞうが安あん置ちされている。

  In this temple's Yama hall, a large statue of King Yama is enshrined.