本ほん寺じ

noun

head temple; main temple

Refers to the principal temple of a Buddhist sect, often contrasted with branch temples (末寺).

See also: 本山

• この宗しゅう派はの本ほん寺じは京きょう都とにある。

  The head temple of this sect is in Kyoto.

noun

this temple

Used to refer to the temple where the speaker or writer is currently located, or the temple under discussion.

See also: 本山

• 本ほん寺じの歴れき史しは古ふるく、創そう建けんは奈な良ら時じ代だいにさかのぼる。

  This temple has a long history, dating back to the Nara period.