noun
severing temple-supporter relationship
Buddhist term for formally ending the relationship between a temple and its parishioners or supporters, often when a family leaves a temple's danka system.
檀家を離れることを離檀という。
Leaving a temple's parishioner system is called ridan.
離檀の手続きには寺との話し合いが必要だ。
The procedure for severing the temple relationship requires discussion with the temple.