僧そう伽が藍らん摩ま

noun

Buddhist monastery; Buddhist convent

A Buddhist monastery or convent; a direct borrowing from Sanskrit saṅghārāma. This full form is rare and mostly replaced by the abbreviated 伽藍 (がらん) in modern Japanese. Used in historical or technical Buddhist contexts.

from Sanskrit sangharama

See also: 伽藍

• 僧そう伽が藍らん摩まは、僧そう侶りょが修しゅ行ぎょうするための施し設せつを指さす仏ぶっ教きょう用よう語ごです。

  僧伽藍摩 is a Buddhist term referring to a facility where monks practice.

• この古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「僧そう伽が藍らん摩ま」という表ひょう記きが見みられる。

  The spelling 僧伽藍摩 appears in this old document.