| In the Satsuma Domain, where the Haibutsu-kishaku movement was thoroughly conducted, as many as 1616 temples were destroyed and as many as 2966 Buddhist priests returned to secular life, quitting the priesthood. |
廃仏毀釈が徹底的に行われた薩摩藩では寺院1616寺が廃寺され、還俗した僧侶は2966人にのぼった。 |