Otokodera

Japanese: 男寺 - おとこでら
Otokodera

...In this case, there are several patterns regarding how each family member is related to a specific temple: (1) the children belong to the same temple as their father, and the daughter-in-law (mother) belongs to the family temple; (2) the family is divided into a male temple and a female temple; (3) only the male children belong to the same temple as their father, and the daughter-in-law (mother) has a separate temple; (4) the father's temple and the mother's temple are separate, and the children can choose between them. In a single temple parish system with one family and one temple, the family lineage is patrilineal (paternal), but in a multi-temple system, not only the father-child relationship but also the mother-child relationship is important in all cases, so a bisexual lineage is formed at the parent-child level....

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Otokodera" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この場合家族成員のそれぞれがどのように特定の寺にかかわるかには次のようないくつかの型がある。(1)子どもたちは父親と同じ寺に属し,嫁(母)は実家の寺に帰属する型,(2)一つの家族で男寺と女寺にわかれている型,(3)男の子どものみが父親と同じ寺に属し,これと別に嫁(母)の寺がある型,(4)父の寺と母の寺が別々にあり,子どもは二者択一的な選択が可能な型など。一家一寺の単檀家制であれば父系的(父性的)な家筋が貫徹されるが,複檀家制においてはいずれの場合においても父子関係のみならず母子関係も重要な意味をもっているから,親子関係のレベルにおいては双性的な筋が形成されることになる。…

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