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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/07 14:17 UTC 版)

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The danka system (檀家制度, danka seido^?), also known as jidan system (寺檀制度, jidan seido^?) is a system of voluntary and long-term affiliation between Buddhist temples and households in use in Japan since the Heian period. In it, households (the danka) financially support a Buddhist temple which, in exchange, provides for their spiritual needs. Although its existence long predates the Edo period (1603 - 1868), the system is best known for its repressive use made at that time by the Tokugawa, who made the affiliation with a Buddhist temple compulsory to all citizens.