内ない道どう場じょう

noun

inner practice hall

Historical term for a Buddhist practice hall located within the imperial palace grounds. Rare in modern usage; mainly encountered in historical or religious contexts.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だい、内ない道どう場じょうは宮きゅう中ちゅうで重じゅう要ような仏ぶっ教きょう行ぎょう事じの場ばだった。

  In the Heian period, the inner practice hall was an important venue for Buddhist ceremonies within the imperial palace.