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聖僧


圣僧

see styles
shèng sēng
    sheng4 seng1
sheng seng
 shōsō
senior monk
The holy monk, the image in the monks' assembly room; in Mahāyāna that of Mañjuśrī, in Hīnayāna that of Kāśyapa, or Subhūti, etc.

聖浴


圣浴

see styles
shèng yù
    sheng4 yu4
sheng yü
 shōyoku
to bathe the Sacred Monk

腥い

see styles
 namagusai
    なまぐさい
(adjective) (1) smelling of fish; fishy; smelling of blood; bloody; (2) degenerate (of a monk); depraved; corrupt; fallen; (3) worldly; mundane; secular; common; ordinary; (4) fishy; suspicious; questionable

腰帛

see styles
yāo bó
    yao1 bo2
yao po
 yōhaku
a monk's mourning-dress

臥具


卧具

see styles
wò jù
    wo4 ju4
wo chü
 gagu
    がぐ
bedding
(1) bedding; (2) {Buddh} (See 袈裟・1) kasaya; monk's stole
bedding

自殺


自杀

see styles
zì shā
    zi4 sha1
tzu sha
 jisatsu
    じさつ
to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
(n,vs,vi) suicide
To commit suicide; for a monk to commit suicide is said to be against the rules.

良賁


良贲

see styles
liáng bēn
    liang2 ben1
liang pen
 Ryōbun
Liangben, the Tang monk who assisted Amogha in the translation of the 仁王經 Ren Wang Jing.

若僧

see styles
 wakazou / wakazo
    わかぞう
    nyakusou / nyakuso
    にゃくそう
    jakusou / jakuso
    じゃくそう
(derogatory term) youngster; neophyte; greenhorn; young monk; boy monk

苾芻


苾刍

see styles
bì chú
    bi4 chu2
pi ch`u
    pi chu
 hisshu
煏芻; 比丘 q. v. bhikṣu, a beggar, religious mendicant; a Buddhist monk.

落堕

see styles
 rakuda
    らくだ
(noun/participle) (1) {Buddh} marrying (of a monk); (noun/participle) (2) {Buddh} returning to secular life (of a monk)

落髮


落发

see styles
luò fǎ
    luo4 fa3
lo fa
 rakuhatsu
To cut off the hair of the head, shave, become a monk.

薹衣

see styles
tái yī
    tai2 yi1
t`ai i
    tai i
 tai ōji
monk's clothes; clothes of a Buddhist monk

虛堂


虚堂

see styles
xū táng
    xu1 tang2
hsü t`ang
    hsü tang
 Kyodō
Xutang, name of a noted monk of the Song dynasty.

衆徒


众徒

see styles
zhòng tú
    zhong4 tu2
chung t`u
    chung tu
 shuto
    しゅと
(1) {Buddh} many priests; (2) (Heian era) monk-soldiers; (surname) Shuuto
The whole body of followers; also the monks, all the monks.

行僧

see styles
xíng sēng
    xing2 seng1
hsing seng
 gyōsō
wandering monk

行滿


行满

see styles
xíng mǎn
    xing2 man3
hsing man
 hyōman
Xingman, a monk of the 佛龍寺 Folung monastery, about whom little is known, but who is accredited with supplying Dengyō of Japan with Tiantai scriptures in the latter part of the eighth century.

行者

see styles
xíng zhě
    xing2 zhe3
hsing che
 gyouja / gyoja
    ぎょうじゃ
pedestrian; walker; itinerant monk
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee; (surname) Gyouja
An abbot's attendant; also ācārin, performing the duties of a disciple.

行脚

see styles
xíng jiǎo
    xing2 jiao3
hsing chiao
 angya
    あんぎゃ
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} pilgrimage; (n,vs,vi) (2) walking tour; travelling (on foot)
(行僧) A wandering monk.

行腳


行脚

see styles
xíng jiǎo
    xing2 jiao3
hsing chiao
(of a monk) to travel; itinerant
See: 行脚

衣角

see styles
yī jiǎo
    yi1 jiao3
i chiao
 ekaku
corner of the lower hem of a jacket etc
lappet of a monk's robe

衣鉢


衣钵

see styles
yī bō
    yi1 bo1
i po
 ihatsu; ehatsu; ehachi
    いはつ; えはつ; えはち
(1) mysteries of one's master's art; (2) {Buddh} (original meaning) robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
Cassock and almsbowl.

衲僧

see styles
nà sēng
    na4 seng1
na seng
 nōsō
patched-robe monk

衲子

see styles
nà zí
    na4 zi2
na tzu
 nōsu
A monk, especially a peripatetic monk.

衲衣

see styles
nà yī
    na4 yi1
na i
 nōe
(or 納衣) A monk's robe.

裘代

see styles
 kyuutai / kyutai
    きゅうたい
fine monk's robes worn by members of the imperial household, nobility, councilors (councillors), etc.

褊衫

see styles
biǎn shān
    bian3 shan1
pien shan
 hensan
monk's robe

角馱


角驮

see styles
jué tuó
    jue2 tuo2
chüeh t`o
    chüeh to
 kakuda
Perverted doctrines and wrong thoughts, which weigh down a monk as a pack on an animal.

豊干

see styles
 bukan
    ぶかん
(person) Fenggan (Tang-era Chinese monk)

象鼻

see styles
xiàng bí
    xiang4 bi2
hsiang pi
 zōbi
Elephant's trunk; a wrong way of wearing a monk's robe.

貧僧


贫僧

see styles
pín sēng
    pin2 seng1
p`in seng
    pin seng
poor monk (humble term used by monk of himself)

貧道


贫道

see styles
pín dào
    pin2 dao4
p`in tao
    pin tao
 hindou / hindo
    ひんどう
poor Taoist
(1) {Buddh} imperfect (Buddhist) training; imperfection in one's (Buddhist) training; incomplete training; poor training; (pronoun) (2) (humble language) (used by Buddhist monks) I; me
The way of poverty, that of the monk and nun; also, a poor religion, i.e. without the Buddha-truth.

資緣


资缘

see styles
zī yuán
    zi1 yuan2
tzu yüan
 shien
The material necessaries of a monk, clothing, food, and shelter.

賊住


贼住

see styles
zéi zhù
    zei2 zhu4
tsei chu
 zokujū
An unordained person who passes himself off as a monk.

賊禿


贼秃

see styles
zéi tū
    zei2 tu1
tsei t`u
    tsei tu
(derog.) Buddhist monk

賢首


贤首

see styles
xián shǒu
    xian2 shou3
hsien shou
 genju
    げんじゅ
(personal name) Genju
Sage head or loader, a term of address to a monk. A bodhisattva in the Huayan sūtra. A queen mentioned in the same sūtra, and in the 賢首經. The third patriarch 法藏Fazang, of the Huayan sect, which is also known by his title 賢首宗 Xianshou-zong.

贊寧


赞宁

see styles
zàn níng
    zan4 ning2
tsan ning
 Sannei
Zanning, a learned Sung monk of the tenth century, author of many works, e.g. 宋高僧傳 the biographies of noted monks.

趙州


赵州

see styles
zhào zhōu
    zhao4 zhou1
chao chou
 joushuu / joshu
    ぢょうしゅう
(personal name) Dzoushuu
A prefecture in south-west Chihli, with a monastery, from which the Tang monk Zhaozhou got his pseudonym.

車僧

see styles
 kurumazou / kurumazo
    くるまぞう
(archaism) itinerant monk

軍持


军持

see styles
jun chí
    jun1 chi2
chün ch`ih
    chün chih
 gunji
    ぐんじ
(1) {Buddh} water bottle (of a monk, nun, etc.); flask; (2) (archaism) vase
Kuṇḍi, Guanyin with the vase, also 軍M040652 (or 鍕M040652); 運M063616; 君持; 君遲; also 君稚迦 (or 捃稚迦) for Kuṇḍikā, idem. 君持 and 君遲 are also used for kuḍikā, an ascetic's water-bottle.

辯機


辩机

see styles
biàn jī
    bian4 ji1
pien chi
Bianji (c. 620-648), Tang dynasty buddhist monk and disciple of 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4], author and translator of Great Tang Records on the Western Regions 大唐西域記|大唐西域记[Da4 Tang2 Xi1 yu4 Ji4]

迦葉


迦叶

see styles
jiā shě
    jia1 she3
chia she
 kashou / kasho
    かしょう
(person) Kasyapa (Hindu sage); Kashou
(迦葉波) kāśyapa, 迦攝 (迦攝波) inter alia 'a class of divine beings similar to or equal to prajāpati'; the father 'of gods, demons, men, fish, reptiles, and all animals'; also 'a constellation'. M.W. It is intp. as 'drinking light', i.e. swallowing sun and moon, but without apparent justification. (1) One of the seven or ten ancient Indian sages. (2) Name of a tribe or race. (3) Kāśyapa Buddha, the third of the five buddhas of the present kalpa, the sixth of the seven ancient buddhas. (4) Mahākāśyapa, a brahman of Magadha, who became one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni, and after his death became leader of the disciples, 'convoked and directed the first synod, whence his title Ārya Sthavira (上坐, lit. chairman) is derived.' Eitel. He is accounted the chief of the ascetics before the enlightenment; the first compiler of the canon and the first patriarch. (5) There were five Kāśyapas, disciples of the Buddha, Mahā-Kāśyapa, Uruvilā-Kāśyapa, Gayā-Kāśyapa, Nadī-Kāśyapa, and Daśabala-Kāśyapa; the second, third, and fourth are said to have been brothers. (6) A bodhisattva, whose name heads a chapter in the Nirvana Sutra. (7) 迦葉摩騰 Kāśyapa-Mātaṅga, the monk who with Gobharana, or Dharmarakṣa, i.e. Zhu Falan 竺法蘭, according to Buddhist statements, brought images and scriptures to China with the commissioners sent by Mingdi, arriving in Luoyang A.D. 67.

退院

see styles
tuì yuàn
    tui4 yuan4
t`ui yüan
    tui yüan
 taiin / tain
    たいいん
to leave the hospital; (old) (of a monk) to leave the monastery
(n,vs,vi) leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

遁世

see styles
dùn shì
    dun4 shi4
tun shih
 tonzei
    とんせい
(noun/participle) seclusion from the world
To retire from the world and become a monk: also to withdraw from the community and become a hermit.

遊行


游行

see styles
yóu xíng
    you2 xing2
yu hsing
 yugyou / yugyo
    ゆぎょう
to march; to parade; to demonstrate; procession; march; demonstration; to travel around; to roam
(n,vs,vi) (See 行脚・1) pilgrimage; travelling around (by a monk); (given name) Yugyou
To roam, wander, travel, etc.

道号

see styles
 dougou / dogo
    どうごう
monk's self-chosen pseudonym

道宣

see styles
dào xuān
    dao4 xuan1
tao hsüan
 michinori
    みちのり
(personal name) Michinori
A celebrated Tang monk, Daoxuan, who assisted Xuanzang in his translations.

道念

see styles
dào niàn
    dao4 nian4
tao nien
 dounen / donen
    どうねん
moral sense; wife of a monk; (surname) Dōnen
mindfulness of the correct way

道號


道号

see styles
dào hào
    dao4 hao4
tao hao
 dōgō
The hao, or literary name of a monk.

那提

see styles
nà tí
    na4 ti2
na t`i
    na ti
 nadai
latte (loanword)
nadī, river, torrent; name of Punyopāya, 布如那提, 布焉伐耶 a noted monk of Central India.

邪命

see styles
xié mìng
    xie2 ming4
hsieh ming
 jamyō
(邪命食) Heterodox or improper ways of obtaining a living on the part of a monk, e. g. by doing work with his hands, by astrology, his wits, flattery, magic, etc. Begging, or seeking alms, was the orthodox way of obtaining a living.

采頭


采头

see styles
cǎi tóu
    cai3 tou2
ts`ai t`ou
    tsai tou
 saizu
The monk who has charge of the 采蔬 vegetarian food department.

釋家


释家

see styles
shì jiā
    shi4 jia1
shih chia
 shakuke
The Śākya family, i.e. the expounders of Buddhist sūtras and scriptures.

釋氏


释氏

see styles
shì shì
    shi4 shi4
shih shih
 kikuchi
    きくち
(surname) Kikuchi
The Śākya clan, or family name; Śākyamuni.

金缽


金钵

see styles
jīn bō
    jin1 bo1
chin po
(gold) alms bowl (of a Buddhist monk)

鉢位


钵位

see styles
bō wèi
    bo1 wei4
po wei
 hoi
Bowl seat, the place each monk occupies at table.

錫丈


锡丈

see styles
xí zhàng
    xi2 zhang4
hsi chang
 shakujō
khakkara, a monk's staff partly of metal, especially with metal rings for shaking to make announcement of one's presence, and also used for demon expulsion, etc.

鍋頭


锅头

see styles
guō tóu
    guo1 tou2
kuo t`ou
    kuo tou
 katō
The one who attends to the cooking-stoves, etc., in a monastery.

鑒真


鉴真

see styles
jiàn zhēn
    jian4 zhen1
chien chen
Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism

門侶


门侣

see styles
mén lǚ
    men2 lv3
men lü
 monro
Disciple, fellow-student. 門師Preceptor, the monk who is recognized as teacher by any family. 門徒 Disciple.

開元


开元

see styles
kāi yuán
    kai1 yuan2
k`ai yüan
    kai yüan
 kaimoto
    かいもと
Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity
(surname) Kaimoto
The Kaiyuan period of the Tang emperor Xuanzong, A.D. 713-741; during which the monk 智昇 Zhisheng in 730 issued his 'complete list of all the translations of Buddhist books into the Chinese language from the year A.D. 67 up to the date of publication, embracing the labours of 176 individuals, the whole amounting to 2,278 separate works, many of which, however, were at that time already lost.' Wylie. Its title was開元釋教錄. He also issued the 開元釋教錄略出, an abbreviated version.

闍梨


阇梨

see styles
shé lí
    she2 li2
she li
 jari
Buddhist monk (Sanskrit: jala)
闍黎 ācārya, cf. 阿, a teacher, instructor, exemplar.

闍維


阇维

see styles
dū wéi
    du1 wei2
tu wei
 jayui
A monk's funeral pyre, perhaps jhāpita.

闡陀


阐陀

see styles
chǎn tuó
    chan3 tuo2
ch`an t`o
    chan to
 Senda
Chandaka, name of the Buddha's driver when he left home; he became a monk; also 闡那; 闡擇迦; 闡釋迦; 闡鐸迦; 車匿; also a form of metre; poetry; hymns; a style of poetic recitation.

阿師


阿师

see styles
ā shī
    a1 shi1
a shih
 ashi
monk

隨求


随求

see styles
suí qiú
    sui2 qiu2
sui ch`iu
    sui chiu
 Zuigu
According to prayer. Name of a deva who was formerly a wicked monk who died and went to hell, but when dying repented, prayed, and was reborn the deva 隨求天子 or 隨求卽得天子. Also, a bodhisattva in the Guanyin group of the Garbhadhātu, a metamorphosis of Guanyin, who sees that all prayers are answered, 隨求菩薩.

難提


难提

see styles
nán tí
    nan2 ti2
nan t`i
    nan ti
 Nandei
Nandi, "the happy one," name of Viṣṇu, Śiva, and of a Buddhist monk; also said to be a term for stūpa.

雲衲


云衲

see styles
yún nà
    yun2 na4
yün na
 unnō
itinerant monk

靜思


静思

see styles
jìng sī
    jing4 si1
ching ssu
Calm thought; meditation, a meditator, i.e. a monk.

頭陀


头陀

see styles
tóu tuó
    tou2 tuo2
t`ou t`o
    tou to
 zuda
itinerant monk (loanword from Sanskrit)
dhūta, also 杜多; 杜荼 shaken, shaken off, cleansed. To get rid of the trials of life; discipline to remove them and attain nirvāṇa. There are twelve relating to release from ties to clothing, food, and dwelling: (1) garments of cast-off rags; (2) only the three garments; (3) eat only food begged; (4) only breakfast and the noon meal; (5) no food between them; (6) limited amount; (7) dwelling as a hermit; (8) among tombs; (9) under a tree; (10) under the open sky; (11) anywhere; (12) sitting and not lying down. There are other groups.

頼瑜

see styles
 raiyu
    らいゆ
(person) Raiyu, Kamakura period Shingon monk, secular surname was Habukawa (1226-1304)

飛錫


飞锡

see styles
fēi xí
    fei1 xi2
fei hsi
Flying staff, synonym for a travelling monk.

香染

see styles
xiāng rǎn
    xiang1 ran3
hsiang jan
Incense-coloured, yellowish-grey, the colour of a monk's robe; also 香色; 香衣 (香複衣).

高僧

see styles
gāo sēng
    gao1 seng1
kao seng
 kousou / koso
    こうそう
a senior monk
(1) high priest; highly-ranked priest; (2) virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning; (surname) Takasou
Eminent monks.

默擯


默摈

see styles
mò bìn
    mo4 bin4
mo pin
梵壇 brahmanaṇḍa; to 'send to Coventry' an obnoxious monk, all intercourse with him being forbidden.

龍象


龙象

see styles
lóng xiàng
    long2 xiang4
lung hsiang
 ryouzou / ryozo
    りょうぞう
(personal name) Ryōzou
Dragon elephant, or dragon and elephant, i.e. great saints, Buddhas, bodhisattvas. A large elephant is called a dragon elephant. The term is also one of respect applied to a monk.

龍鉢


龙钵

see styles
lóng bō
    long2 bo1
lung po
A begging-bowl formerly used by a certain monk for obtaining rain, the dragon descending into his bowl.

お寺様

see styles
 oterasama
    おてらさま
(honorific or respectful language) monk

モンク

see styles
 monku
    モンク
monk; (place-name) Mongh

一家宴

see styles
yī jiā yàn
    yi1 jia1 yan4
i chia yen
 ikke en
A monasterial family party, i.e. when a monk, on becoming head of a monastery, invites its inmates to a feast.

一禿乘


一秃乘

see styles
yī tū shèng
    yi1 tu1 sheng4
i t`u sheng
    i tu sheng
 ichitoku jō
A bald-pated "vehicle'— an unproductive monk or disciple.

七僧齋


七僧斋

see styles
qī sēng zhāi
    qi1 seng1 zhai1
ch`i seng chai
    chi seng chai
 shichisō sai
A "western″ term meaning an endowment for a complete monastic fraternity of seven monks.

七羯磨

see styles
qī jié mó
    qi1 jie2 mo2
ch`i chieh mo
    chi chieh mo
 shichi konma
karmavācā; the 七治The seven punishments of a monk.

三事衲

see styles
sān shì nà
    san1 shi4 na4
san shih na
 kinjiriu
(or 三事衣) A term for a monk's robe of five, seven, or nine patches.

三妙行

see styles
sān miào xíng
    san1 miao4 xing2
san miao hsing
 san myō gyō
A muni, recluse, or monk, who controls his body, mouth, and mind 身, 口, 意. Also 三牟尼.

三淨肉


三净肉

see styles
sān jìng ròu
    san1 jing4 rou4
san ching jou
 san jōniku
The three kinds of "clean" flesh—when a monk has not seen the creature killed, has not heard of its being killed for him, and has no doubt thereon.

上著衣


上着衣

see styles
shàng zhù yī
    shang4 zhu4 yi1
shang chu i
 jō chakue
A monk's outer robe, uttarā-samghāṭī, worn over the shirt or antara-vāsaka.

下口食

see styles
xià kǒu shí
    xia4 kou3 shi2
hsia k`ou shih
    hsia kou shih
 ge ku jiki
one of the 四邪命食 four heterodox means of living, i.e. for a monk to earn his livelihood by bending down to cultivate the land, collect herbs, etc.; opposite of 仰口食, i.e. making a heterodox living by looking up, as in astrology, fortune-telling, etc. 智度論 3.

不懺擧


不忏擧

see styles
bù chàn jǔ
    bu4 chan4 ju3
pu ch`an chü
    pu chan chü
 fuzan ko
excommunication of an unrepentant monk

不懺舉

see styles
bù chàn jǔ
    bu4 chan4 ju3
pu ch`an chü
    pu chan chü
The excommunication of an unrepentant monk; one of the 三舉.

中宿依

see styles
zhōng sù yī
    zhong1 su4 yi1
chung su i
 chūshukue
A monk's inner garment, i. e. the five-patch garment; also 中着依.

事判僧

see styles
shì pàn sēng
    shi4 pan4 seng1
shih p`an seng
    shih pan seng
 jihan sō
administrative monk

五納衣


五纳衣

see styles
wǔ nà yī
    wu3 na4 yi1
wu na i
 go nōe
A monk's garment of patches.

五邪命

see styles
wǔ xié mìng
    wu3 xie2 ming4
wu hsieh ming
 go jamyō
(五邪) The five improper ways of gain or livelihood for a monk, i. e. (1) changing his appearance, e. g. theatrically; (2) advertising his own powers and virtue; (3) fortuning by physiognomy, etc.; (4) hectoring and bullying; (5) praising the generosity of another to induce the hearer to bestow presents.

伊留満

see styles
 iruman
    イルマン
(ateji / phonetic) (archaism) (kana only) non-ordained Christian monk (por:)

佛圖澄


佛图澄

see styles
fó tú chéng
    fo2 tu2 cheng2
fo t`u ch`eng
    fo tu cheng
 Buttochō
or 佛圖磴 or 佛圖橙 Fotuzheng, an Indian monk who came to Luoyang about A.D. 310, also known as 竺佛圖澄, noted for his magic; his name Buddhacinga, or (Eitel) Buddhochinga, is doubtful; he is also called 佛陀僧訶 Buddhasiṁha.

作務衣


作务衣

see styles
zuò wù yī
    zuo4 wu4 yi1
tso wu i
 samue; samui
    さむえ; さむい
samue; monk's working clothes
monastic work clothes

作沙門


作沙门

see styles
zuò shā mén
    zuo4 sha1 men2
tso sha men
 sa shamon
becoming a monk

作法得

see styles
zuò fǎ dé
    zuo4 fa3 de2
tso fa te
 sa hōtoku
To receive ceremonial ordination as a monk.

供奉僧

see styles
 gubusou / gubuso
    ぐぶそう
(1) monk who attends to the principal image of a temple; (2) Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine

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.

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

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