The word 'tacchu' originally referred to the 'to no hotori' (grave of a temple founder or high priest) erected by the disciples of a founding priest or Zen temple high priest following his death, or a small temple constructed in the grounds of a larger Zen temple. |
塔頭(たっちゅう)とは、もともと禅寺において祖師や大寺・名刹の高僧の死後、その弟子が師の徳を慕って、塔(祖師や高僧の墓塔)の頭(ほとり)、または、その敷地内に建てた小院のことをいう。 |