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Monshu / Gate Keeper

 mén zhǔ
 monshu
Monshu / Gate Keeper Scroll

In modern Japanese, 門主 is the title of a head priest of a temple or monastery.

This can also refer to the spiritual leader of the sect and/or direct descendant of its founder.
In the past, this could refer to the founder of a Buddhist sect.

The literal meaning of 門主 is gatekeeper or keeper of the gate.

In the Chinese Buddhist dictionary, this entry comes up as the controller of a gate or sect. However, this term is not commonly used in Chinese.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

門主


门主

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mén zhǔ
    men2 zhu3
men chu
 monshu
    もんしゅ

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Monshu / Gate Keeper
head priest of temple formerly led by founder of sect
gate keeper

門首


门首

see styles
mén shǒu
    men2 shou3
men shou
 monshu
doorway; gate; entrance
門主 The controller of a gate, or sect.

文殊般若

see styles
wén shū bō rě
    wen2 shu1 bo1 re3
wen shu po je
 Monshu hannya
Mañjuśrī Prajñāpāramitā

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Monshu
Gate Keeper
門主
门主
monshumén zhǔ / men2 zhu3 / men zhu / menzhumen chu / menchu
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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