大だい本ほん山ざん

noun

head temple of a Buddhist sect

Refers to the main temple that oversees a particular Buddhist denomination or school. Often used in formal or religious contexts.

• 京きょう都との大だい本ほん山ざんを訪おとずれる観かん光こう客きゃくが多おおい。

  Many tourists visit the head temples in Kyoto.

• この宗しゅう派はの大だい本ほん山ざんは奈な良らにある。

  The head temple of this sect is in Nara.