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寺刹 (じさつ, jisatsu) Japanese meaning: Buddhist temple | Kotomora

寺じ刹さつ

Meanings

1

Buddhist temple

rare term

Rare, formal term for a Buddhist temple. In modern Japanese, 寺 (てら) or 寺院 (じいん) are far more common.

古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「寺じ刹さつ」という表ひょう記きが見みられる。
The notation '寺刹' can be found in old documents.

Kanji

寺Buddhist temple
刹temple

Related words

寺てら
The standard, everyday word for a Buddhist temple.
寺じ院いん
A more formal but still common term for a Buddhist temple, used in official names and descriptions.

Etymology

Compound of 寺 (temple) and 刹 (a rare character also meaning temple or pagoda, from Sanskrit kṣetra via Chinese). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a Sino-Japanese word used in classical or literary contexts.