| 寺格 | status of a Buddhist temple |
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| 八百八寺 | the large number of temples in Kyoto |
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| 寺内 | inside a temple |
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| 入寺 | joining a temple as a priest or head priest, visiting a temple |
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| 寺域 | temple grounds |
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| 官寺 | state-sponsored temples, particularly those favored and protected by the shogunate during the Kamakura period |
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| 大覚寺統 | imperial lineage starting with Emperor Kameyama |
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| 脇寺 | sub-temple, affiliated temple |
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| 寺中 | sub-temple, inside temple grounds |
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| 寺社奉行 | governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines |
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