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sēng
    seng1
seng
 sou / so
    そう

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Sangha / Order of Monks
(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])
(1) monk; priest; (2) (abbreviation) (See 僧伽・そうぎゃ) sangha (the Buddhist community); (surname) Sou
僧伽 saṅgha, an assembly, collection, company, society. The corporate assembly of at least three (formerly four) monks under a chairman, empowered to hear confession, grant absolution, and ordain. The church or monastic order, the third member of the triratna. The term 僧 used alone has come to mean a monk, or monks in general. Also僧佉, 僧加, 僧企耶.; A fully ordained monk, i.e. a bhikṣu as contrasted with the śramaņa.

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    ji4
chi
 jaku; seki
    じゃく; せき

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Silent / Solitary
silent; solitary; Taiwan pr. [ji2]
(1) (entering into) nirvana; (suffix noun) (2) (used after a date to indicate the death of a monk at that time) died; (adj-t,adv-to) (3) (usu. せき) silent; tranquil; (female given name) Yoshika
praśama; vivikta; śānti. Still, silent, quiet, solitary, calm, tranquil, nirvāṇa.


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shèng
    sheng4
sheng
 hijiri
    ひじり

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The Saint
holy; sacred; saint; sage
(1) highly virtuous monk; (2) (honorific or respectful language) monk; (3) Buddhist solitary; (4) (See 高野聖・1) Buddhist missionary; (5) saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (6) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) emperor; (7) (in form 〜の聖) master; expert; (female given name) Mina
ārya; sādhu; a sage; wise and good; upright, or correct in all his character; sacred, holy, saintly.

僧伽

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sēng qié
    seng1 qie2
seng ch`ieh
    seng chieh
 sougya / sogya
    そうぎゃ

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Sangha
(Buddhism) sangha; the monastic community; monk
sangha (the Buddhist community) (san: samgha)
(Skt. saṃgha)

僧侶


僧侣

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sēng lǚ
    seng1 lu:3
seng lü
 souryo / soryo
    そうりょ

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Buddhist Monk
monk
{Buddh} priest; monk; bonze
Monastic companions, or company.

十戒

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shí jiè
    shi2 jie4
shih chieh
 jukkai
    じゅっかい

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Ten Commandments
the ten commandments (religion)
(1) (Buddhist term) the 10 precepts; (2) Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog; (surname) Jukkai
Śikṣāpada. The ten prohibitions (in Pāli form) consist of five commandments for the layman: (1) not to destroy life 不殺生 pāṇātipātāveramaṇi; (2) not to steal 不倫盜 adinnādānāver; (3) not to commit adultery 不婬慾 abrahmacaryaver.; (4) not to lie 不妄語musāvādāver.; (5) not to take intoxicating liquor 不飮酒 suramereyya-majjapamādaṭṭhānāver. Eight special commandments for laymen consist of the preceding five plus: (6) not to eat food out of regulated hours 不非時食 vikāla-bhojanāver.; (7) not to use garlands or perfumes 不著華鬘好香塗身 mālā- gandha-vilepana-dhāraṇa-maṇḍana-vibhūṣanaṭṭhānā; (8) not to sleep on high or broad beds (chastity) 不坐高廣大牀 uccāsayanā-mahāsayanā. The ten commandments for the monk are the preceding eight plus: (9) not to take part in singing, dancing, musical or theatrical performances, not to see or listen to such 不歌舞倡伎不往觀聽 nacca-gīta-vādita-visūkadassanāver.; (10) to refrain from acquiring uncoined or coined gold, or silver, or jewels 不得捉錢金銀寶物 jātarūpa-rajata-paṭīggahaṇāver. Under the Māhayāna these ten commands for the monk were changed, to accord with the new environment of the monk, to the following: not to kill, not to steal, to avoid all unchastity, not to lie, not to slander, not to insult, not to chatter, not to covet, not to give way to anger, to harbour no scepticism.

合十

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hé shí
    he2 shi2
ho shih
 gōjū

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Namaste - Greeting
to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting)
合爪; 合掌 To bring the ten fingers or two palms together; a monk's salutation.

大師


大师

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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.

天皇

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tiān huáng
    tian1 huang2
t`ien huang
    tien huang
 tennou / tenno
    てんのう

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Emperor of Japan
Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2]; emperor; emperor of Japan
Emperor of Japan; (place-name) Tennou
Deva-king; the Tang monk 道悟 Daowu of the 天皇 Tianhuang monastery at 荊州 Jingzhou.

師檀


师檀

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shī tán
    shi1 tan2
shih t`an
    shih tan
 shidan

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Shidan
Teacher and donor, or monk and patron.

恩度

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ēn dù
    en1 du4
en tu
 ondo

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Endu
One who graciously saves-a term for a monk.

慧能

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huì néng
    hui4 neng2
hui neng
 enou / eno
    えのう

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Huineng
Huineng (638-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism
(person) Huineng (638-713)
The power of wisdom. Huineng, name of a noted monk, sixth patriarch of the Intuitional or Meditation sect; died 713.

老師


老师

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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

般若

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bō rě
    bo1 re3
po je
 hannya
    はんにゃ

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Great Wisdom
(Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)
(1) {Buddh} prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); (2) {noh} (See 般若面・1) hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); (3) (abbreviation) (See 般若面・2) dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression; (surname) Hanniya
(般賴若) Prajñā is also the name of a monk from Kabul, A.D. 810, styled 三藏法師; tr. four works and author of an alphabet.; prajñā, 'to know, understand'; 'Wisdom. ' M. W. Intp. 慧 wisdom; 智慧 understanding, or wisdom; 明 clear, intelligent, the sixth pāramitā. The Prajñā-pāramitā Sutra describes it as supreme, highest, incomparable, unequalled, unsurpassed. It is spoken of as the principal means, by its enlightenment, of attaining to nirvana, through its revelation of the unreality of all things. Other forms 般羅若; 般諄若; 鉢若; 鉢剌若; 鉢羅枳孃; 鉢腎禳; 波若, 波賴若; 波羅孃; 班若.

菩薩


菩萨

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pú sà
    pu2 sa4
p`u sa
    pu sa
 bosatsu(p); bosachi(ok)
    ぼさつ(P); ぼさち(ok)

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Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva (Buddhism)
(n,n-suf) (1) {Buddh} bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; (n,n-suf) (2) High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); (n,n-suf) (3) (See 本地垂迹説) title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory; (surname) Mizoro
bodhisattva, cf. 菩提薩埵. While the idea is not foreign to Hīnayāna, its extension of meaning is one of the chief marks of Mahāyāna. 'The Bodhisattva is indeed the characteristic feature of the Mahāyāna.' Keith. According to Mahāyāna the Hinayanists, i.e. the śrāvaka and pratyekabuddha, seek their own salvation, while the bodhisattva's aim is the salvation of others and of all. The earlier intp. of bodhisattva was 大道心衆生 all beings with mind for the truth; later it became 大覺有情 conscious beings of or for the great intelligence, or enlightenment. It is also intp. in terms of leadership, heroism, etc. In general it is a Mahayanist seeking Buddhahood, but seeking it altruistically; whether monk or layman, he seeks enlightenment to enlighten others, and he will sacrifice himself to save others; he is devoid of egoism and devoted to helping others. All conscious beings having the Buddha-nature are natural bodhisattvas, but require to undergo development. The mahāsattva is sufficiently advanced to become a Buddha and enter nirvāṇa, but according to his vow he remains in the realm of incarnation to save all conscious beings. A monk should enter on the arduous course of discipline which leads to Bodhisattvahood and Buddhahood.

道士

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dào shì
    dao4 shi4
tao shih
 doushi / doshi
    どうし

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Taoist / Daoist
Daoist priest
(1) Taoist; (2) person of high morals; (3) Buddhist monk; (4) immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal; (personal name) Michishi
A Taoist (hermit), also applied to Buddhists, and to Śākyamuni.

雲水


云水

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yún shuǐ
    yun2 shui3
yün shui
 unsui; kumomizu
    うんすい; くもみず

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Unsui
(1) itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; (2) clouds and water; (given name) Unsui
雲兄水弟; 雲衲; 雲納 Homeless or roaming monks.

無門関

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 mumonkan
    むもんかん

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Mumonkan / The Gateless Gate
(work) The Gateless Barrier (13th century collection of koans, compiled by Chinese monk Wumen); The Gateless Gate; (wk) The Gateless Barrier (13th century collection of koans, compiled by Chinese monk Wumen); The Gateless Gate

獅子座


狮子座

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shī zi zuò
    shi1 zi5 zuo4
shih tzu tso
 shishi za
    ししざ

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Leo Zodiac Symbol / Sign
Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
(1) {astron} Leo (constellation); the Lion; (2) {Buddh} (See 獅子の座) Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk
lion's seat

波羅末陀


波罗末陀

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bō luó mò tuó
    bo1 luo2 mo4 tuo2
po lo mo t`o
    po lo mo to
 haramada

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Paramartha
paramārtha, the highest truth, ultimate truth, reality, fundamental meaning, 眞諦. Paramārtha, name of a famous monk from Western India, Guṇarata, v. 拘, whose title was 眞諦三藏; reached China 547 or 548, but the country was so disturbed that he set of to return by sea; his ship was driven back to Canton, where he translated some fifty works.

釋迦牟尼


释迦牟尼

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shì jiā móu ní
    shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2
shih chia mou ni
 Shakamuni

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Shakyamuni / The Buddha
Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)
釋迦文 (釋迦文尼); 釋伽文 Śākyamuni, the saint of the Śākya tribe. muni is saint, holy man, sage, ascetic monk; it is: intp. as 仁 benevolent, charitable, kind, also as 寂默 one who dwells in seclusion. After '500 or 550' previous incarnations, Śākyamuni finally attained to the state of Bodhisattva, was born in the Tuṣita heaven, and descended as a white elephant, through her right side, into the womb of the immaculate Māyā, the purest woman on earth; this was on the 8th day of the 4th month; next year on the 8th day of the 2nd month he was born from her right side painlessly as she stood under a tree in the Lumbinī garden. For the subsequent miraculous events v. Eitel. also the 神通遊戲經 (Lalitavistara), the 釋迦如來成道記, etc. Simpler statements say that he was born the son of Śuddhodana, of the kṣatriya caste, ruler of Kapilavastu, and Māyā his wife; that Māyā died seven days later, leaving him to be brought up by her sister Prājapati; that in due course he was married to Yaśodharā who bore him a son, Rāhula; that in search of truth he left home, became an ascetic, severely disciplined himself, and finally at 35 years of age, under a tree, realized that the way of release from the chain of rebirth and death lay not in asceticism but in moral purity; this he explained first in his four dogmas, v. 四諦 and eightfold noble way 八正道, later amplified and developed in many sermons. He founded his community on the basis of poverty, chastity, and insight or meditation, ad it became known as Buddhism, as he became known as Buddha, the enlightened. His death was probably in or near 487 B.C., a few years before that of Confucius in 479. The sacerdotal name of his family is Gautama, said to be the original name of the whole clan, Śākya being that of his branch, v. 瞿, 喬.; his personal name was Siddhārtha, or Sarvārthasiddha, v. 悉.

出家

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chū jiā
    chu1 jia1
ch`u chia
    chu chia
 shukke; suke(ok)
    しゅっけ; すけ(ok)
to enter monastic life; to become a monk or nun
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} entering the priesthood; (2) {Buddh} (See 在家・1) priest; monk; bonze; (surname) Deie
pravraj; to leave home and become a monk or nun.

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.

檀越

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tán yuè
    tan2 yue4
t`an yüeh
    tan yüeh
 danotsu
    だんおつ
(Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk)
alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati
dānapati, an almsgiver, patron; various definitions are given, e.g. one who escapes the karma of poverty by giving.

比丘

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bǐ qiū
    bi3 qiu1
pi ch`iu
    pi chiu
 biku
    びく
Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")
bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk) (san: bhiksu)
比呼; 苾芻; 煏芻 bhikṣu, a religious mendicant, an almsman, one who has left home, been fully ordained, and depends on alms for a living. Some are styled 乞士 mendicant scholars, all are 釋種 Śākya-seed, offspring of Buddha. The Chinese characters are clearly used as a phonetic equivalent, but many attempts have been made to give meanings to the two words, e. g. 比 as 破 and 丘 as 煩惱, hence one who destroys the passions and delusions, also 悕能 able to overawe Māra and his minions; also 除饉 to get rid of dearth, moral and spiritual. Two kinds 内乞 and 外乞; both indicate self-control, the first by internal mental or spiritual methods, the second by externals such as strict diet. 苾芻 is a fragrant plant, emblem of the monastic life.

沙門


沙门

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shā mén
    sha1 men2
sha men
 shamon; samon
    しゃもん; さもん
monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India); Buddhist monk
{Buddh} shramana (wandering monk); (surname) Shamon
śramaṇa. 桑門; 娑門; 喪門; 沙門那; 舍羅磨拏; 沙迦懣曩; 室摩那拏 (1) Ascetics of all kinds; 'the Sarmanai, or Samanaioi, or Germanai of the Greeks, perhaps identical also with the Tungusian Saman or Shaman.' Eitel. (2) Buddhist monks 'who 'have left their families and quitted the passions', the Semnoi of the Greeks'. Eitel. Explained by 功勞 toilful achievement, 勤息 diligent quieting (of the mind and the passions), 淨志 purity of mind, 貧道 poverty. 'He must keep well the Truth, guard well every uprising (of desire), be uncontaminated by outward attractions, be merciful to all and impure to none, be not elated to joy nor harrowed by distress, and able to bear whatever may come.' The Sanskrit root is śram, to make effort; exert oneself, do austerities.

袈裟

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jiā shā
    jia1 sha1
chia sha
 kesa
    けさ
kasaya (robe of a Buddhist monk or nun) (loanword from Sanskrit)
(1) {Buddh} kasaya; monk's stole; (2) (abbreviation) (See 袈裟懸け・1) wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); (female given name) Kesa
kaṣāya, the monk's robe, or cassock. The word is intp. as decayed, impure (in colour), dyed, not of primary colour, so as to distinguish it from the normal white dress of the people. The patch-robe, v. 二十五條. A dyed robe 'of a colour composed of red and yellow' (M. W. ); it has a number of poetic names, e. g. robe of patience, or endurance. Also 迦沙曳 (迦邏沙曳).

錫杖


锡杖

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xī zhàng
    xi1 zhang4
hsi chang
 shakujou; sakujou(ok) / shakujo; sakujo(ok)
    しゃくじょう; さくじょう(ok)
monk's staff (Buddhism)
{Buddh} khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff
monk's staff

長老


长老

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zhǎng lǎo
    zhang3 lao3
chang lao
 chourou / choro
    ちょうろう
elder; term of respect for a Buddhist monk
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) elder; senior; (2) {Buddh} senior monk; (3) dean; presbyter; patriarch; (surname) Nagao
Senior, venerable, title for aged and virtuous monks; also an abbot.

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su
 zoku(p); shoku(ok)
    ぞく(P); しょく(ok)
custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular
(1) layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world; (2) local manners; modern customs; (adj-na,adj-no) (3) common; popular; (adj-na,adj-no) (4) (ant: 雅・が・1) vulgar; low
common, ordinary, usual, vulgar.

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fáng
    fang2
fang
 bou; bon / bo; bon
    ぼう; ぼん
workshop; mill; Taiwan pr. [fang1]
(1) bonze; monk; (2) (ぼう only) monk's dwelling; (3) boy; son; sonny; (4) (ぼう only) (used by male children) I; me; (suffix) (5) (ぼう only) (familiar language) (after name; familiar form of address) little; (suffix) (6) (ぼう only) (often preceded by ん) person who is ...; (surname) Machi
A place, locality; a temple, place of assembly, etc.

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mo
 boku
    ぼく
ink stick; China ink; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
(1) (abbreviation) (See 墨西哥・メキシコ) Mexico; (2) (rare) (See 墨家) Mohism; (3) (archaism) (See 墨・1) ink; (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 墨刑) tattooing (as a form of punishment in ancient China); (personal name) Boku
Ink; black; dyed black, e.g. 墨衣 black clothes, at one time said to have been the garb of the monk to distinguish him from the ordinary people who wore white.


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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.

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duó
    duo2
to
 do
    ど
to estimate; Taiwan pr. [duo4]
(n,n-suf) (1) degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); (counter) (2) counter for occurrences; (n,n-suf) (3) strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; (n,n-suf) (4) alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; (5) (See 度を過ごす) extent; degree; limit; (6) (See 度を失う) presence of mind; composure; (given name) Wataru
pāramitā, 波羅蜜; intp. by 渡 to ferry over; to save. The mortal life of reincarnations is the sea; nirvana is the other shore; v. pāramitā, 波. Also, to leave the world as a monk or nun, such is a 度得 or 度者.

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jiè
    jie4
chieh
 kai; ingoto(ok)
    かい; いんごと(ok)
to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing something; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)
(1) (かい only) {Buddh} admonition; commandment; (2) sila (precept)
śīla, 尸羅. Precept, command, prohibition, discipline, rule; morality. It is applied to the five, eight, ten, 250, and other commandments. The five are: (1) not to kill; (2 ) not to steal; (3) not to commit adultery; (4) not to speak falsely; (5) not to drink wine. These are the commands for lay disciples; those who observe them will be reborn in the human realm. The Sarvāstivādins did not sanction the observance of a limited selection from them as did the 成實宗 Satyasiddhi school. Each of the five precepts has five guardian spirits, in all twenty-five, 五戒二十五神. The eight for lay disciples are the above five together with Nos. 7, 8, and 9 of the following; the ten commands for the ordained, monks and nuns, are the above five with the following: (6) not to use adornments of flowers, nor perfumes; (7) not to perform as an actor, juggler, acrobat, or go to watch and hear them; (8) not to sit on elevated, broad, and large divans (or beds); (9) not to eat except in regulation hours; (10) not to possess money, gold or silver, or precious things. The 具足戒full commands for a monk number 250, those for a nun are 348, commonly called 500. Śīla is also the first of the 五分法身, i.e. a condition above all moral error. The Sutra of Brahma's Net has the following after the first five: (6) not to speak of the sins of those in orders; (7) not to vaunt self and depreciate others; (8) not to be avaricious; (9) not to be angry; (10) not to slander the triratna.


see styles

    xi4
hsi
 ke
trick; drama; play; show; CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2]
khelā, krīḍā. Play, sport, take one's pleasure; theatricals, which are forbidden to a monk or nun.

see styles
fáng
    fang2
fang
 bou / bo
    ぼう
house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)
(1) chamber; room; cell (prison); atrium; (2) (See 坊・2) home of a monk; monk; (3) {astron} (See 二十八宿,蒼竜・そうりょう・3) Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (surname) Bou
House, room. The rooms for monks and nuns in a monastery or nunnery.


see styles

    bo1
po
 hatsu
small earthenware plate or basin; a monk's alms bowl; Sanskrit paatra
begging bowl

see styles

    yi4
i
 koromo
    ころも
to dress; to wear; to put on (clothes)
(1) clothes; garment; (2) gown; robe; (3) coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing); (female given name) Matoi
Clothes, especially a monk's robes which are of two kinds, the compulsory three garments of five, seven, or nine pieces; and the permissive clothing for the manual work of the monastery, etc. The 三衣 or three garments are (1) 安陀會衣 antarvāsas, an inner garment; the five-piece 袈裟 cassock; (2) 鬱多羅僧衣 uttarāsaṇga, outer garment, the seven-piece cassock; (3) 僧伽梨衣 saṁghāti, assembly cassock of from nine to twenty-five pieces. The permissive clothing is of ten kinds.

see styles

    na4
na
 noto
    のと
cassock; to line
(surname) Noto
To patch, line, pad; a monk's garment, supposed to be made of rags.


see styles

    qi2
ch`i
    chi
robe of a Buddhist monk or nun
See:


see styles

    xi1
hsi
 suzu(p); suzu
    すず(P); スズ
tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
(kana only) tin (Sn); (given name) Tamau
Pewter, tin; to bestow; a monk's staff.


see styles
zhāi
    zhai1
chai
 hitoshi
    ひとし
to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc; vegetarian diet; study room; building; to give alms (to a monk)
(surname) Hitoshi
To reverence: abstinence; to purify as by fasting, or abstaining, e.g. from flesh food; religious or abstinential duties, or times; upavasatha (uposatha), a fast; the ritual period for food, i.e. before noon; a room for meditation, a study, a building, etc., devoted to abstinence, chastity, or the Buddhist religion; mourning (for parents).


see styles
kān
    kan1
k`an
    kan
 gan
    がん
(bound form) niche; shrine
(1) niche for a Buddhist image; alcove; (2) (See 厨子・1) miniature shrine for a Buddhist image; (3) portable shrine used to move a deceased person from their house to the graveyard (in Okinawa)
A shrine; a cabinet, box; a coffin (for a monk); to contain.

お寺

see styles
 otera
    おてら
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (polite language) temple; (2) (abbreviation) monk

一夏

see styles
yī xià
    yi1 xia4
i hsia
 ichige
    いちげ
{Buddh} (See 安居・あんご) one summer (during which a monk attends a summer retreat); (female given name) Hitoka
The summer retreat in India of, 90 days, from the 16th of the 4th moon to the 15th of the 7th; v. 雨.

一如

see styles
yī rú
    yi1 ru2
i ju
 ichinyo
    いちにょ
to be just like
oneness; (personal name) Kazuyuki
The one ru, i.e. the bhūtatathatā, or absolute, as the norm and essence of life. The 眞如 true suchness, or true character, or reality; the 法性 nature of things or beings. The whole of things as they are, or seem; a cosmos; a species; things of the same order. Name of a celebrated monk, Yiru. V. 一眞; 一實.

一寧


一宁

see styles
yī níng
    yi1 ning2
i ning
 ichinei / ichine
    いちねい
(personal name) Ichinei
Yining, a monk who went to Japan in 1299; v. 一山.

一山

see styles
yī shān
    yi1 shan1
i shan
 issan
    いっさん
(1) whole temple complex; all the temples on a mountain; (2) (orig. meaning) (See 一山・ひとやま・1) one mountain; (surname) Hitotsuyama
A hill; a monastery; Yishan, the name of a Chinese monk who voyaged to Japan in A.D. 1299 and who was also styled 一寧 Yining.

一拶

see styles
yī zā
    yi1 za1
i tsa
 issatsu
A sudden remark, or question, by a monk or master to test a disciple, a Chan (Zen) method.

一行

see styles
yī xíng
    yi1 xing2
i hsing
 ikkou / ikko
    いっこう
party; delegation
(1) party; group; troop; company; (2) one act; one action; one deed; (personal name) Motoyuki
One act (of body, mouth, or mind); holding to one course; devoted. Yixing, A.D. 672-717, a celebrated monk whose secular name was 張遂 Zhang Sui, posthumous title 大慧禪師; he was versed in mathematics and astronomy, a reformer of the Chinese calendar, and author of several works.

一道

see styles
yī dào
    yi1 dao4
i tao
 ichidou / ichido
    いちどう
together
one road; ray (of hope); (given name) Kazumichi
One way, the one way; the way of deliverance from mortality, the Mahāyāna. Yidao, a learned monk of the Pure-land sect.

七條


七条

see styles
qī tiáo
    qi1 tiao2
ch`i t`iao
    chi tiao
 hichijou / hichijo
    ひちじょう
(surname) Hichijō
(衣 or 袈裟 ) The outer mantle, or toga, of a monk, composed of seven pieces; the Uttara-sanga, v. 鬱.

七衆


七众

see styles
qī zhòng
    qi1 zhong4
ch`i chung
    chi chung
 shichishu
    しちしゅ
seven orders of Buddhist disciples (monks, nuns, probationary nuns, male novices, female novices, male lay devotees, female lay devotees)
The seven classes of disciples:―(1)比丘 bhikṣu,monk;(2) bhikṣuṇī a female observer of all commandments; (3) 式叉摩那śikṣamāṇa, a novice, or observer of the six commandments; (4) 沙彌 śrāmaṇera, and (5) 沙彌尼 śrāmaṇerika, male and female observers of the minor commandments; (6) 優婆塞 upāsaka, male observers of the five commandments; and (7) 優婆夷upāsikā, female ditto. The first five have left home, the last two remain at home. Tiantai makes nine groups by dividing the last two into four, two remaining at home, two leaving home and keeping the eight commandments. Others make four groups, i.e. (1), (2), (6), and (7) of the above. Tiantai also has a four-group.

七逆

see styles
qī nì
    qi1 ni4
ch`i ni
    chi ni
 shichigyaku
(七逆罪) The seven rebellious acts, or deadly sins — shedding a Buddha's blood, killing father, mother, monk, teacher, subverting or disrupting monks, killing an arhat. V. 梵綱經下.

三舉

see styles
sān jǔ
    san1 ju3
san chü
The three exposures, i,e. the three sins of a monk each entailing his unfrocking— willful non-confession of sin, unwillingness to repent, claiming that lust is not contrary to the doctrine.

三衣

see styles
sān yī
    san1 yi1
san i
 sanne
The three regulation garments of a monk, 袈裟 kaāṣāya, i.e. 僧伽梨 saṅghāṭī, assembly robe; 鬱多羅僧 uttarāsaṅga, upper garment worn over the 安陀會 antarvāsaka, vest or shirt.

上座

see styles
shàng zuò
    shang4 zuo4
shang tso
 kamiza; jouza / kamiza; joza
    かみざ; じょうざ
seat of honor
(n,vs,adj-no) chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; (place-name) Jōza
Sthavira; or Mahāsthavira. Old man, or elder; head monk, president, or abbot; the first Buddhist fathers; a title of Mahākāśyapa; also of monks of twenty to forty-nine years standing, as 中座 are from ten to nineteen and 下座 under ten. The 釋氏要覽 divides presiding elders into four classes, those presiding over monasteries, over assemblies of monks, over sects, and laymen presiding over feasts to monks.

上臈

see styles
shàng là
    shang4 la4
shang la
 jourou / joro
    じょうろう
court lady; noblewoman
The "la" is the end of a summer's retreat, which ends the monastic year, hence 上臈 are senior, 下臈 junior monks.

下火

see styles
xià huǒ
    xia4 huo3
hsia huo
 shitabi
    したび
burning low; waning; declining; (place-name) Shimoppi
下炬 To apply the torch; syn. for setting alight the funeral pyre of a monk.

下臈

see styles
xià là
    xia4 la4
hsia la
 gerō
junior monk

下衣

see styles
xià yī
    xia4 yi1
hsia i
 shitagoromo; kai
    したごろも; かい
(1) (esp.したごろも) (See 下着) undergarment; underwear; (2) (esp. かい) lower garment (e.g. trousers)
The lowest order of a monk's robes, that of five patches; lower garments.

不可

see styles
bù kě
    bu4 ke3
pu k`o
    pu ko
 fuka
    ふか
cannot; should not; must not
(adj-no,adj-na,n,n-suf) (1) wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable; (adj-no,adj-na,n,n-suf) (2) not allowed; not possible; (3) failing grade; (place-name) Yobazu
May not, can not: unpermissible, for-bidden; unable. Buke, the name of a monk of the 靈妙寺 Ling Miao monastery in the Tang dynasty, a disciple of Subha-karāṣimha, and one of the founders of 眞言 Shingon.

不輕


不轻

see styles
bù qīng
    bu4 qing1
pu ch`ing
    pu ching
 fukyō
Never Despise, 常不輕菩薩 a previous incarnation of the Buddha, as a monk whose constant greeting to all he met, that they were destined for Buddhahood, brought him much persecution; see the chapter of this title in the Lotus Sutra.

乞士

see styles
qǐ shì
    qi3 shi4
ch`i shih
    chi shih
 kosshi
    こっし
(rare) (See 比丘) bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk)
A bhikṣu, mendicant monk, or almsman.

乞網


乞网

see styles
qǐ wǎng
    qi3 wang3
ch`i wang
    chi wang
 kotsumō
a monk's knapsack

乞食

see styles
qǐ shí
    qi3 shi2
ch`i shih
    chi shih
 kojiki(p); kotsujiki(ok)
    こじき(P); こつじき(ok)
to beg for food
(1) (sensitive word) beggar; (n,vs,vi) (2) begging
To beg for food, one of the twelve dhūtas prescribing outward conduct of the monk; mendicancy is the 正命 right livelihood of a monk, to work for a living is 邪命 an improper life: mendicancy keeps a monk humble, frees him from the cares of life, and offers the donors a field of blessedness; but he may not ask for food.

亂僧


乱僧

see styles
luàn sēng
    luan4 seng1
luan seng
 ransō
A disorderly monk.

二字

see styles
èr zì
    er4 zi4
erh tzu
 niji
    にじ
two characters; name; (surname) Niji
Double-letters, i.e. a monk-because a monk's name consists of two characters.

二食

see styles
èr shí
    er4 shi2
erh shih
 nishoku; nijiki(ok)
    にしょく; にじき(ok)
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
The two kinds of food: (1) (a) The joy of the Law; (b) the bliss of meditation. (2) (a)The right kind of monk's livelihood - by mendicancy; (b) the wrong kind - by any other means.

五衣

see styles
wǔ yī
    wu3 yi1
wu i
The five garments worn by a nun are the three worn by a monk: with two others.

五逆

see styles
wǔ nì
    wu3 ni4
wu ni
 gogyaku
    ごぎゃく
(1) {Buddh} five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); (2) (hist) crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
pañcānantarya; 五無間業 The five rebellious acts or deadly sins, parricide, matricide, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, destroying the harmony of the sangha, or fraternity. The above definition is common both to Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. The lightest of these sins is the first; the heaviest the last. II. Another group is: (1) sacrilege, such as destroying temples, burning sutras, stealing a Buddha's or a monk's things, inducing others to do so, or taking pleasure therein; (2) slander, or abuse of the teaching of śrāvaka s, pratyekabuddhas, or bodhisattvas; (3) ill-treatment or killing of a monk; (4) any one of the five deadly sins given above; (5) denial of the karma consequences of ill deeds, acting or teaching others accordingly, and unceasing evil life. III. There are also five deadly sins, each of which is equal to each of the first set of five: (1) violation of a mother, or a fully ordained nun; (2) killing a bodhisattva in a sangha; (5) destroying a Buddha's stūpa. IV. The five unpardonable sin of Devadatta who (1) destroyed the harmony of the community; (2) injured Śākyamuni with a stone, shedding his blood; (3) induced the king to let loose a rutting elephant to trample down Śākyamuni; (4) killed a nun; (5) put poison on his finger-nails and saluted Śākyamuni intending to destroy him thereby.

亡僧

see styles
wáng sēng
    wang2 seng1
wang seng
 mōsō
dead monk

仏図

see styles
 futo
    ふと
(1) Buddha; (2) stupa; (3) Buddhist temple; (4) Buddhist monk

仰山

see styles
yǎng shān
    yang3 shan1
yang shan
 gyousan; gyoosan / gyosan; gyoosan
    ぎょうさん; ぎょーさん
(adj-na,adv) (1) (kana only) (ksb:) a lot; plenty; abundant; great many; (adjectival noun) (2) (kana only) exaggerated; grandiose; (surname) Ooyama
To look up to the hill; Yang-shan, name of a noted monk.

估唱

see styles
gū chàng
    gu1 chang4
ku ch`ang
    ku chang
 koshō
to auction a deceased monk's personal possessions to the other monks.

估衣

see styles
gù yi
    gu4 yi5
ku i
 koe
secondhand clothes; cheap ready-made clothes
To estimate the value of a deceased monk's personal possessions.

伴僧

see styles
bàn sēng
    ban4 seng1
pan seng
 bansou / banso
    ばんそう
priests assisting at a Buddhist service
half-monk

伴夜

see styles
bàn yè
    ban4 ye4
pan yeh
 hanya
伴靈 To watch with the spirit of a departed monk the night before the cremation.

住持

see styles
zhù chí
    zhu4 chi2
chu ch`ih
    chu chih
 juuji / juji
    じゅうじ
to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk
(noun/participle) chief priest of temple
To dwell and control; the abbot of a monastery; resident superintendent; to maintain, or firmly hold to (faith in the Buddha, etc.). For住持身 v. 佛具十身.

作擧


作举

see styles
zuò jǔ
    zuo4 ju3
tso chü
 sako
The accusation of sin made against particular monks by the virtuous monk who presides at the pravāraṇa gathering on the last day of the summer's rest.

侍聖


侍圣

see styles
shì shèng
    shi4 sheng4
shih sheng
 shishō
Sacred Monk's acolyte

供僧

see styles
 gusou / guso
    ぐそう
(1) (abbreviation) (See 供奉僧・1) monk who attends to the principal image of a temple; (2) Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine

供奉

see styles
gòng fèng
    gong4 feng4
kung feng
 gubu
    ぐぶ
to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god)
(noun/participle) (1) accompanying; being in attendance on; (2) (abbreviation) (See 内供奉) inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
To offer; the monk who serves at the great altar.

俗家

see styles
sú jiā
    su2 jia1
su chia
 zokke
layman; layperson; original home of a monk
secular family

偏衫

see styles
piān shān
    pian1 shan1
p`ien shan
    pien shan
 hen san
The monk's toga, or robe, thrown over one shoulder, some say the right, other the left.

健陀

see styles
jiàn tuó
    jian4 tuo2
chien t`o
    chien to
 kenda
健杜; 健達 gandha, smell, scent; a tree producing incense; the first and last also mean (as do 乾陀 and 乾馱) kaṣāya, a colour composed of red and yellow, the monk's robe, but the sounds agree better with kanthā, the patch-robe. Also used for skandha, v. 塞建陀, the five constituents; also for gandharvas, v. 乾闥婆.

偸蘭


偸兰

see styles
tōu lán
    tou1 lan2
t`ou lan
    tou lan
 chūran
(偸蘭遮耶), 薩偸羅; 因蘭 sthūlātyaya, a great transgression, one of the major transgressions of a monk or nun.

僉疏


佥疏

see styles
qiān shū
    qian1 shu1
ch`ien shu
    chien shu
 sensho
signature of the head monk to a verse

僧人

see styles
sēng rén
    seng1 ren2
seng jen
monk

僧位

see styles
sēng wèi
    seng1 wei4
seng wei
 soui / soi
    そうい
{Buddh} rank (of a monk)
monk's rank

僧供

see styles
 sougu / sogu
    そうぐ
(archaism) giving to a monk; offerings made to monks

僧兵

see styles
sēng bīng
    seng1 bing1
seng ping
 souhei / sohe
    そうへい
priest soldier; warrior monk
armed monks

僧房

see styles
sēng fáng
    seng1 fang2
seng fang
 sōbō
    そうぼう
priests' temple quarters
monk's dormitory

僧簿

see styles
sēng bù
    seng1 bu4
seng pu
 sōho
monk's register

僧統


僧统

see styles
sēng tǒng
    seng1 tong3
seng t`ung
    seng tung
 sōtō
monk superintendent

僧綱


僧纲

see styles
sēng gāng
    seng1 gang1
seng kang
 sougou / sogo
    そうごう
(hist) Office of Monastic Affairs (ancient Buddhist ecclesiastical authority)
superintendent monk

僧職


僧职

see styles
sēng zhí
    seng1 zhi2
seng chih
 soushoku / soshoku
    そうしょく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) {Buddh} priesthood
monk superintendent

僧舞

see styles
sēng wǔ
    seng1 wu3
seng wu
 sōbu
monk's dance

僧階

see styles
 soukai / sokai
    そうかい
{Buddh} rank (of a monk)

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