| In terms of guarding Garan (Buddhist temples), Chinju (local Shinto deity) can be also considered one of the Garanjin, but 'Garanjin' generally refers to a statue in the shape of a Taoism deity enshrined in a Buddhist sanctum of a temple of the Zen sect or the like. |
「伽藍を守護する」という点では、鎮守も、伽藍神の一種であるといえるが、通例「伽藍神」といえば、禅宗寺院の仏殿等に祀られる、道教神の姿をした像をいう。 |