檀だん林りんだんりんじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounBuddhist center for study and meditation; monastery; templeBuddhism›Abbreviation of 栴檀林. Refers to a Buddhist monastery or temple where monks study and practice meditation.See also: 栴檀彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、檀だん林りんで修しゅ行ぎょうした。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe trained at a Buddhist monastery in his youth.2nounDanrin style of haikai poetry; Danrin schoolabbreviationAbbreviation of 談林風 or 談林派. A playful, accessible style of haikai poetry from the Edo period, associated with the poet Nishiyama Sōin.See also: 俳諧 · 談林風 · 談林派談だん林りん派はの俳はい諧かいは、庶しょ民みんにも親したしみやすい作さく風ふうだった。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe haikai of the Danrin school had a style that was accessible to common people.See all 4 example sentences ›