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There are 32 total results for your Master Teacher search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

先生

see styles
xiān sheng
    xian1 sheng5
hsien sheng
 shiisan / shisan
    シーサン

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Sensei / Master / Teacher / Mister
teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wei4]
(honorific or respectful language) man (chi: xiānshēng); boy; (surname) Senjō
Senior, sir, teacher, master, Mr.; a previous life.

大師


大师

see styles
dà shī
    da4 shi1
ta shih
 daishi
    だいし

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Grand Master / Great Teacher
great master; master
(honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi); (place-name) Daishi
Great teacher, or leader, one of the ten titles of a Buddha.

老師


老师

see styles
lǎo shī
    lao3 shi1
lao shih
 roushi / roshi
    ろうし

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Teacher / Master / Old Sage
teacher; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
(1) old master; old teacher; (2) old monk; aged priest
old master


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shī
    shi1
shih
 shi
    し
teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops
(1) teacher; master; mentor; (n,suf) (2) religious leader; (suffix) (3) specialist; (4) (hist) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army); (surname) Morosaki
A host, army; a leader, preceptor, teacher, model; tr. of upādhyāya, an 'under-teacher', generally intp. as a Buddhist monk.

三尊

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sān zūn
    san1 zun1
san tsun
 sanzon; sanson
    さんぞん; さんそん
(1) (さんぞん only) {Buddh} Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas; (2) (さんぞん only) {Buddh} (See 三宝) The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns; (3) (さんぞん only) (See 三尊天井) head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern); (4) the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
The three honoured ones: Buddha, the Law, the Ecclesia or Order. Others are: Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta, who, according to the Pure-land sect, come to welcome the dying invoker. Another group is Bhaiṣajya, Vairocana, and Candraprabha; and another, Śākyamunī, Mañjuśrī, and Samantabhadra.

入室

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rù shì
    ru4 shi4
ju shih
 nyuushitsu(p); nisshitsu / nyushitsu(p); nisshitsu
    にゅうしつ(P); にっしつ
(n,vs,vi) (1) (にゅうしつ only) (See 退室) entering a room; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} studying under a Buddhist teacher
To enter the master's study for examination or instruction; to enter the status of a disciple, but strictly of an advanced disciple. To receive consecration.

名師


名师

see styles
míng shī
    ming2 shi1
ming shih
famous master; great teacher

和上

see styles
hé shàng
    he2 shang4
ho shang
 wajou / wajo
    わじょう
(1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (place-name) Wajō
a senior monk (a teacher-monk) who has the authority to administer the precepts

和尚

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hé shang
    he2 shang5
ho shang
 wajou / wajo
    わじょう
Buddhist monk
(1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (personal name) Wajō
A general term for a monk. It is said to be derived from Khotan in the form of 和闍 or 和社 (or 烏社) which might be a translit. of vandya (Tibetan and Khotani ban-de), 'reverend.' Later it took the form of 和尚 or 和上. The 律宗 use 和上, others generally 和尚. The Sanskrit term used in its interpretation is 鳥波陀耶 upādhyāya, a 'sub-teacher' of the Vedas, inferior to an ācārya; this is intp. as 力生 strong in producing (knowledge), or in begetting strength in his disciples; also by 知有罪知無罪 a discerner of sin from not-sin, or the sinful from the not-sinful. It has been used as a synonym for 法師 a teacher of doctrine, in distinction from 律師 a teacher of the vinaya, also from 禪師 a teacher of the Intuitive school.

夫子

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fū zǐ
    fu1 zi3
fu tzu
 fuushi / fushi
    ふうし
Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars); (used sarcastically) pedant
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (term of address formerly used in China) teacher; wise man; sage; master; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (See 孔子) Confucius; (3) the person concerned; you; he; she; (female given name) Tsumako

宗匠

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zōng jiàng
    zong1 jiang4
tsung chiang
 soushou / sosho
    そうしょう
person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments; master craftsman; highly esteemed person
master; teacher
The master workman of a sect who founded its doctrines.

師匠


师匠

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shī jiàng
    shi1 jiang4
shih chiang
 shishou / shisho
    ししょう
(n,suf) (1) master; teacher; (2) {sumo} (See おやかた・2) stable master
accomplished teacher

師尊


师尊

see styles
shī zūn
    shi1 zun1
shih tsun
teacher; master

師弟


师弟

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shī dì
    shi1 di4
shih ti
 shitei / shite
    してい
young disciple (of the same master); younger or junior male schoolmate
teacher and student; (place-name) Shitei
teacher and student

師徒


师徒

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shī tú
    shi1 tu2
shih t`u
    shih tu
 shi to
master and disciple
teacher and student

律師


律师

see styles
lǜ shī
    lu:4 shi1
lü shih
 risshi
    りっし
lawyer
{Buddh} preceptor; priest; (female given name) Ritsushi
Master and teacher of the rules of the discipline.

恩師


恩师

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ēn shī
    en1 shi1
en shih
 onshi
    おんし
(greatly respected) teacher
(honorific or respectful language) teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
beneficent master

教頭


教头

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jiào tóu
    jiao4 tou2
chiao t`ou
    chiao tou
 kyoutou / kyoto
    きょうとう
sporting coach; military drill master (in Song times)
deputy head teacher; vice principal

本師


本师

see styles
běn shī
    ben3 shi1
pen shih
 honshi
The original Master or Teacher. Śākyamuni.

法師


法师

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fǎ shī
    fa3 shi1
fa shih
 houshi(p); hosshi(ok) / hoshi(p); hosshi(ok)
    ほうし(P); ほっし(ok)
one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism)
(1) Buddhist priest; bonze; (2) layman dressed like a priest; (suffix noun) (3) (usu. pronounced ぼうし) person; (surname, given name) Houshi
A Buddhist teacher, master of the Law; five kinds are given— a custodian (of the sūtras), reader, intoner, expounder, and copier.

禪師


禅师

see styles
chán shī
    chan2 shi1
ch`an shih
    chan shih
 zenshi
honorific title for a Buddhist monk
A master, or teacher, of meditation, or of the Chan school.

經師


经师

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jīng shī
    jing1 shi1
ching shih
 kyōshi
A teacher of the sūtras, or canon in general.

訓迪


训迪

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xùn dí
    xun4 di2
hsün ti
 kunteki
    くんてき
guidance; to instruct; pedagogy
(rare) guide; master; teacher

依止師


依止师

see styles
yī zhǐ shī
    yi1 zhi3 shi1
i chih shih
 eji shi
依止阿闍梨 The ācārya, or master of a junior monk.

大先生

see styles
 daisensei / daisense
    だいせんせい
(n,n-suf) great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor

瑜伽師


瑜伽师

see styles
yú qié shī
    yu2 qie2 shi1
yü ch`ieh shih
    yü chieh shih
 yugashi
    ゆがし
{Buddh} (See ヨガインストラクター) yoga master
瑜伽阿闍梨 yogācāra, a teacher, or master of magic, or of this school.

節先生

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 takashisensei / takashisense
    たかしせんせい
(expression) successive teacher; successive master

軌範師


轨范师

see styles
guǐ fàn shī
    gui3 fan4 shi1
kuei fan shih
 kihanshi
A teacher of rules, discipline, morals; an ācārya.

三藏法師


三藏法师

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sān zàng fǎ shī
    san1 zang4 fa3 shi1
san tsang fa shih
 sanzō hosshi
monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4] (602-664)
A teacher of the Law; especially 玄奘 Xuanzang of the Tang dynasty; and cf. 般若.

文字法師


文字法师

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wén zì fǎ shī
    wen2 zi4 fa3 shi1
wen tzu fa shih
 monji hōshi
A teacher of the letter of the Law, who knows not its spirit.

阿遮利耶

see styles
ā zhē lì yé
    a1 zhe1 li4 ye2
a che li yeh
 ashariya
ācārya, 阿闍黎, 闍黎 or 阿闍梨, 闍梨; 阿舍梨; 阿祇利 or 阿祇梨 spiritual teacher, master, preceptor; one of 正行 correct conduct, and able to teach others. There are various categories, e.g. 出家阿遮利 one who has charge of novices; 教授阿遮利 a teacher of the discipline; 羯磨阿遮利 of duties; 授經阿遮利 of the scriptures; 依止阿遮利 the master of the community.

Variations:
和尚(P)
和上

see styles
 oshou(和尚)(p); kashou; wajou / osho(和尚)(p); kasho; wajo
    おしょう(和尚)(P); かしょう; わじょう
(1) (honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} (trad. pronounced おしょう in Zen and Pure Land, かしょう in Tendai and Kegon, わじょう in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu and Shin Buddhism) priestly teacher; preceptor; (2) (おしょう, かしょう only) {Buddh} monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; head priest; (3) {Buddh} (See 法眼・2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 32 results for "Master Teacher" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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