寺じ格かく

noun

temple rank; status of a Buddhist temple

Refers to the hierarchical rank or official standing of a Buddhist temple within a sect or historical system. Often used in historical or administrative contexts.

• このお寺てらは寺じ格かくが高たかいので、昔むかしから多おおくの参さん拝ぱい者しゃが訪おとずれる。

  This temple has a high rank, so it has attracted many worshippers since old times.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、寺じ格かくによって寺てらの格かく式しきや役やく割わりが決きめられていた。

  In the Edo period, a temple's status and role were determined by its rank.