Dan

Japanese: 壇 - だん

[1] 〘 noun 〙① An altar used in Shinto rituals. [Nippo Jisho (1603-04)] [Shiji - Feng Zenshu]② (maṇḍala, translation of mandala) A Buddhist term. A platform on which Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, etc. are placed and offerings and utensils are arranged during rituals. ※Utsubo (c. 970-999) Fujiwara no Kimi "Five stones are needed for rituals. Earth is needed for plastering."③ A Buddhist term. A platform used for receiving ordination. There are various platforms depending on their structure and purpose. ※Kanchiin Hon Sanbo-e (984), lower "Not only monks can climb the platform to ascend, but lay people can also ascend depending on the location."④ A place where earth and other materials are piled up high. A place that is higher than others. [Meigoki (1275)] *Toraakirahon Kyogen Bunzo (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "The place was on the upper level of the Kobayakawa River, immediately at a place called Rokukoku." [2] [Ephemeris] Expresses the meaning of a society of friends with the same specialty. It often refers to a group of people related to the arts, such as the "literary world" or the "haikai world."

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙① 神事を行なうときの祭壇。〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕〔史記‐封禅書〕② (maṇḍala 曼荼羅の訳) 仏語。修法のとき、仏菩薩等を安置し、供物、供具などを並べ供える台。※宇津保（970‐999頃）藤原の君「修法せんに、五石いるべし。だん塗るに、土いるべし」③ 仏語。受戒のときの戒壇。その構造や用途により種々の壇がある。※観智院本三宝絵（984）下「ただ壇にのぼりて僧のうくるのみならず、又所に随て俗も受くべし」④ 土などが高く盛ってある所。他よりいちだんと高くなっている場所。〔名語記（1275）〕※虎明本狂言・文蔵（室町末‐近世初）「所は小早川の上の段、すぐ六石といふ所にて」[2] 〘語素〙専門を同じくする仲間の社会の意を表わす。「文壇」「俳壇」など、芸術関係の人々のまとまりをいうことが多い。

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