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警覚策励

see styles
 keikakusakurei / kekakusakure
    けいかくさくれい
(See 座禅) Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter)

願人坊主

see styles
 ganninbouzu / ganninbozu
    がんにんぼうず
priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people

ブラーマン

see styles
 puraaman / puraman
    プラーマン
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste) (san: brahmana); (2) Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism; (personal name) Plamann

プリースト

see styles
 puriisuto / purisuto
    プリースト
priest; (personal name) Priest

ラオコオン

see styles
 raokoon
    ラオコオン
Laocoon (figure from Greek mythology); (person) Laocoon (Trojan priest)

僧伽跋陀羅


僧伽跋陀罗

see styles
sēng qié bá tuó luó
    seng1 qie2 ba2 tuo2 luo2
seng ch`ieh pa t`o lo
    seng chieh pa to lo
 Sōgyabaddara
Saṅghabhadra. 'A learned priest of Cashmere, a follower of the Sarvāstivādaḥ school, the author of many philosophical works.' Eitel.

Variations:
塔頭
塔中

 tacchuu / tacchu
    たっちゅう
(1) {Buddh} small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; (2) {Buddh} minor temple in the grounds of a head temple

墨染めの衣

see styles
 sumizomenokoromo
    すみぞめのころも
priest's black robe

天台韶國師


天台韶国师

see styles
tiān tái sháo guó shī
    tian1 tai2 shao2 guo2 shi1
t`ien t`ai shao kuo shih
    tien tai shao kuo shih
 Tentai Shō Kokushi
Tiantai Shao guoshi, a Chekiang priest who revived the Tiantai sect by journeying to Korea, where the only copy of Zhiyi's works existed, copied them, and returned to revive the Tiantai school. 錢俶 Qianshu (A. D. 960 -997), ruler of 吳越 Wuyue, whose capital was at Hangchow, entitled him Imperial Teacher.

Variations:
太夫
大夫

 tayuu / tayu
    たゆう
(1) (See 能太夫) high-ranking noh actor; (2) head of a school of noh performance; (3) (hist) high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara; Edo period); (4) (See 浄瑠璃,万歳・まんざい) jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; (5) (See 女形・1) female role actor in kabuki; (6) (太夫 only) lord steward (formerly the fifth court rank); (7) (hist) (See 猿楽座) head of a sarugaku troupe; (8) (See 禰宜・1) senior priest at a Shinto shrine

Variations:
庫裏
庫裡

 kuri
    くり
(1) {Buddh} temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; (2) {Buddh} quarters of a head priest (and his family)

Variations:
知者
智者

 chisha; chisa(ok)
    ちしゃ; ちさ(ok)
(1) sage; wise man; wise person; man of wisdom; (2) {Buddh} (esp. 智者) buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest

Variations:
禰宜
祢宜

 negi
    ねぎ
(1) {Shinto} (See 宮司,権宮司) senior priest (serving under the chief priest and associate chief priest); (2) (hist) {Shinto} (under the old system) (See 神主・2,祝・1) priest (below chief priest and above junior priest); (3) (rare) (See バッタ) grasshopper; locust

Variations:
薦僧
菰僧

 komosou; komozou / komoso; komozo
    こもそう; こもぞう
(archaism) (See 虚無僧) mendicant Zen priest of the Fuke sect

Variations:
蛮僧
蕃僧

 bansou / banso
    ばんそう
(rare) foreign priest; Western priest

Variations:
野伏
野臥

 nobushi
    のぶし
(1) hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest; (2) mountain-dwelling robber; brigand

金地院崇伝

see styles
 konchiinsuuden / konchinsuden
    こんちいんすうでん
(person) Konchiin Suuden (Zen priest and Ieyasu's advisor)

黒衣の宰相

see styles
 kokuinosaishou; kokuenosaishou / kokuinosaisho; kokuenosaisho
    こくいのさいしょう; こくえのさいしょう
(exp,n) Buddhist priest who is also an important politician

てるてる坊主

see styles
 teruterubouzu / teruterubozu
    てるてるぼうず
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

Variations:
墨染め
墨染

 sumizome
    すみぞめ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) dyeing black; dyed black; dark; (2) (abbreviation) (See 墨染めの衣・すみぞめのころも) priest robes; priesthood; (3) mourning dress

照る照る坊主

see styles
 teruterubouzu / teruterubozu
    てるてるぼうず
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

貧僧の重ね斎

see styles
 hinsounokasanedoki / hinsonokasanedoki
    ひんそうのかさねどき
(expression) (proverb) good luck does not last; a poor priest's two memorial services (being so close in time the priest can only eat at one of them)

Variations:
お布施
御布施

 ofuse
    おふせ
(noun/participle) (1) (polite language) {Buddh} (See 布施・1) alms-giving; charity; (noun/participle) (2) (polite language) {Buddh} (See 布施・2) offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); (noun/participle) (3) (colloquialism) financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)

托馬斯·阿奎納


托马斯·阿奎纳

tuō mǎ sī · ā kuí nà
    tuo1 ma3 si1 · a1 kui2 na4
t`o ma ssu · a k`uei na
    to ma ssu · a kuei na
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Italian Catholic priest in the Dominican Order, philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition

Variations:
和尚
和上

 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.)

Variations:
曲録
曲彔
曲禄

 kyokuroku
    きょくろく
{Buddh} round-backed chair used by a priest during a memorial service

Variations:
監寺
監主
監守

 kansu; kanzu; kanji
    かんす; かんず; かんじ
{Buddh} (See 六知事) one of the six administrators of a Zen temple who substitutes for the chief priest

Variations:
神官
神司

 shinkan(神官)(p); kanzukasa; kamizukasa; kamuzukasa
    しんかん(神官)(P); かんづかさ; かみづかさ; かむづかさ
(Shinto) priest

キリシタンパテレン

see styles
 kirishitanpateren
    キリシタンパテレン
Christian priest (por: cristao padre)

Variations:
野武士
野伏
野臥

 nobushi
    のぶし
(1) wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber; (2) (野伏, 野臥 only) hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest

Variations:
坊様
坊ん様(io)

 bonsama
    ぼんさま
(1) (honorific or respectful language) monk; priest; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) boy

Variations:
お布施
御布施(sK)

 ofuse
    おふせ
(noun/participle) (1) (polite language) {Buddh} (See 布施・1) alms-giving; charity; (noun/participle) (2) (polite language) {Buddh} (See 布施・2) offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); (noun/participle) (3) (colloquialism) financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)

Variations:
婆羅門
波羅門(sK)

 baramon; baramon; buraaman(sk) / baramon; baramon; buraman(sk)
    バラモン; ばらもん; ブラーマン(sk)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) (occ. ブラーマン) Brahmin (highest caste in Hinduism; traditional occupation of priesthood) (san: brāhmana); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism

Variations:
おっさん
オッサン

 ossan(p); ossan
    おっさん(P); オッサン
(1) (derogatory term) (familiar language) middle-aged man; (2) (familiar language) Buddhist priest

Variations:
お坊さん
御坊さん

 obousan / obosan
    おぼうさん
(1) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) (See 坊さん・1) Buddhist priest; monk; (2) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) (See お坊っちゃん・おぼっちゃん・1) son (of others)

Variations:
坊主
房主(oK)

 bouzu(p); bonzu / bozu(p); bonzu
    ぼうず(P); ぼんず
(1) (ぼんず is dialectal) Buddhist priest; bonze; (2) close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head; (3) (familiar language) (derogatory term) boy; sonny; lad; (4) {fish} (See おでこ・3) not catching anything; (5) {hanaf} (See 花札) the August 20-point card

Variations:
坊主
房主(rK)

 bouzu(p); bonzu / bozu(p); bonzu
    ぼうず(P); ぼんず
(1) (ぼんず is dialectal) Buddhist priest; bonze; (2) close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head; (3) (familiar language) (derogatory term) boy; sonny; lad; (4) {fish} (See おでこ・3) not catching anything; getting skunked; (5) {hanaf} (See 花札) the August 20-point card

坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い

see styles
 bouzunikukeryakesamadenikui / bozunikukeryakesamadenikui
    ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments

Variations:
禰宜
祢宜
袮宜(sK)

 negi
    ねぎ
(1) {Shinto} (See 宮司,権宮司) senior priest (serving under the chief priest and associate chief priest); (2) (hist) {Shinto} (under the old system) (See 神主・2,祝・1) priest (below chief priest and above junior priest); (3) (rare) (See バッタ) grasshopper; locust

Variations:
琵琶牧々
琵琶牧牧(sK)

 biwabokuboku
    びわぼくぼく
{jpmyth} (See 琵琶) biwa-bokuboku; yōkai in the shape of a Buddhist priest with the head of a biwa

Variations:
湯立て
湯立ち
湯立(io)

 yudate(湯立te, 湯立); yudachi(湯立chi, 湯立)
    ゆだて(湯立て, 湯立); ゆだち(湯立ち, 湯立)
(See 巫女・みこ・2) Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)

Variations:
お坊さん
御坊さん(sK)

 obousan / obosan
    おぼうさん
(1) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) (See 坊さん・1) Buddhist priest; monk; (2) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) (See お坊っちゃん・1) son (of others)

Variations:
キリシタンパテレン
キリシタン・パテレン

 kirishitanpateren; kirishitan pateren
    キリシタンパテレン; キリシタン・パテレン
Christian priest (por: cristao padre)

Variations:
てるてる坊主
照る照る坊主
照照坊主
照々坊主

 teruterubouzu / teruterubozu
    てるてるぼうず
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

Variations:
てるてる坊主
照る照る坊主
照照坊主(sK)
照々坊主(sK)

 teruterubouzu / teruterubozu
    てるてるぼうず
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)

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

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