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Characters Pronunciation
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Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
sēng
    seng1
seng
 sou / so
    そう

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Sangha / Order of Monks
(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 伽[seng1 qie2])
(1) monk; priest; (2) (abbreviation) (See 僧伽・そうぎゃ) sangha (the Buddhist community); (surname) Sou
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 used alone has come to mean a monk, or monks in general. Also佉, 加, 企耶.; A fully ordained monk, i.e. a bhikṣu as contrasted with the śramaņa.

僧中

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sēng zhōng
    seng1 zhong1
seng chung
 sōchū
within the saṃgha

僧亮

see styles
sēng liàng
    seng1 liang4
seng liang
 souryou / soryo
    そうりょう
(personal name) Souryō
Sengliang

僧人

see styles
sēng rén
    seng1 ren2
seng jen
monk

僧伍

see styles
sēng wǔ
    seng1 wu3
seng wu
 sōgo
The monastic ranks.

僧休

see styles
sēng xiū
    seng1 xiu1
seng hsiu
 Sōkyū
Sengxiu

僧伽

see styles
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)

僧佉

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sēng qiā
    seng1 qia1
seng ch`ia
    seng chia
 sōkya
saṅkhyā, 企耶; intp. 數 number, reckon, calculate; Saṅkhyā, 'one of the great divisions of Hindu philosophy ascribed to the sage Kapila, and so called as 'reckoning up' or 'enumerating' twenty-five Tattvas or true principles, its object being to effect the final liberation of the twenty-fifth (Purusha, the Soul) from the fetters of the phenomenal creation by conveying the correct knowledge of the twenty-four other Tattvas, and rightly discriminating the soul from them.' M.W. Cf. 迦 and 數.

僧位

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

僧体

see styles
 soutai / sotai
    そうたい
(See 俗体・1) appearance of a Buddhist priest

僧供

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

僧侶


僧侣

see styles
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.

僧俗

see styles
sēng sú
    seng1 su2
seng su
 souzoku / sozoku
    そうぞく
laymen; laity
priests and laymen
Monks and the laity.

僧儀


僧仪

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sēng yí
    seng1 yi2
seng i
 sōgi
The monastic custom, i.e. shaving head and beard, wearing the robe, etc.

僧兵

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

僧叡

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 souei / soe
    そうえい
(personal name) Souei

僧可

see styles
sēng kě
    seng1 ke3
seng k`o
    seng ko
 Sōka
Name of 慧可 Huike, second patriarch of the Intuitive School.

僧号

see styles
 sougou / sogo
    そうごう
priest's religious name

僧地

see styles
sēng dì
    seng1 di4
seng ti
 souchi / sochi
    そうち
(place-name) Souchi
the land held by the saṃgha

僧坊

see styles
sēng fáng
    seng1 fang2
seng fang
 soubou / sobo
    そうぼう
priests' temple quarters; (place-name) Soubou
房 A vihāra, or saṅghārāma, a monastery; also a nunnery.

僧堂

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sēng táng
    seng1 tang2
seng t`ang
    seng tang
 soudou / sodo
    そうどう
temple meditation hall or certain other temple structures; (place-name) Soudou
saṃgha hall

僧宗

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sēng zōng
    seng1 zong1
seng tsung
 Sōshū
Sengzong (438–496)

僧官

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sēng guān
    seng1 guan1
seng kuan
 sōkan
Director of monks, an official first appointed by the government in the fourth century A.D.; then and later the office was called 正; 統; 錄 (錄司).

僧家

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sēng jiā
    seng1 jia1
seng chia
 souka; souke / soka; soke
    そうか; そうけ
(1) (rare) Buddhist temple; (2) (rare) Buddhist priest
the saṃgha

僧富

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sēng fù
    seng1 fu4
seng fu
 Sōfu
Sengfu

僧寶


僧宝

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sēng bǎo
    seng1 bao3
seng pao
 sōbō
saṅgha, the idealized church, the third member of the triratna.

僧寺

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sēng sì
    seng1 si4
seng ssu
 souji / soji
    そうじ
Buddhist priest; temple with a resident priest
the saṃgha and the monastery

僧尼

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sēng ní
    seng1 ni2
seng ni
 souni / soni
    そうに
(Buddhist) monks and nuns
monks and nuns
Monks and nuns.

僧嵩

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sēng sōng
    seng1 song1
seng sung
 Sōsū
Sengsong

僧川

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 soukawa / sokawa
    そうかわ
(place-name) Soukawa

僧帳


僧帐

see styles
sēng zhàng
    seng1 zhang4
seng chang
 sōchō
Tang Register of Monks

僧庵

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 souan / soan
    そうあん
priest's hermitage

僧形

see styles
 sougyou / sogyo
    そうぎょう
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire

僧徒

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sēng tú
    seng1 tu2
seng t`u
    seng tu
 souto / soto
    そうと
Buddhist monks
{Buddh} priests; monks
monks and their followers

僧慶


僧庆

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sēng qìng
    seng1 qing4
seng ch`ing
    seng ching
 Sōkei
Sengqing

僧戒

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sēng jiè
    seng1 jie4
seng chieh
 sōkai
The ten prohibitions; the complete commands for monks.

僧房

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

僧旻

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 soumin / somin
    そうみん
(personal name) Soumin

僧明

see styles
sēng míng
    seng1 ming2
seng ming
 Sōmei
Sengming

僧服

see styles
sēng fú
    seng1 fu2
seng fu
 soufuku / sofuku
    そうふく
priest's garb
sacerdotal robes

僧朗

see styles
sēng lǎng
    seng1 lang3
seng lang
 sourou / soro
    そうろう
(personal name) Sourou
Seungnang

僧根

see styles
 sone
    そね
(surname) Sone

僧次

see styles
sēng cì
    seng1 ci4
seng tz`u
    seng tzu
 sōji
In order of monastic age, according to years of ordination.

僧正

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sēng zhèng
    seng1 zheng4
seng cheng
 soujou / sojo
    そうじょう
high Buddhist priest
The Director or Pope of monks; an office under Wudi, A.D. 502‐550, of the Liang dynasty, for the control of the monks. Wendi, 560-7, of the Ch'en dynasty appointed a 大統 or Director over the monks in his capital.

僧殘


僧残

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sēng cán
    seng1 can2
seng ts`an
    seng tsan
 sōzan
saṅghāvaśeṣa; Pali, saṅghādiśeṣa. A sin of an ordained person, requiring open confession before the assembly for absolution, or riddance 殘; failing confession, dismissal from the order. Thirteen of these sins are of sexual thoughts, or their verbal expression, also greed, even for the sake of the order, etc.

僧殿

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 soudono / sodono
    そうどの
(place-name) Soudono

僧法

see styles
sēng fǎ
    seng1 fa3
seng fa
 Sōhō
Sengfa

僧津

see styles
 souzu / sozu
    そうづ
(place-name, surname) Souzu

僧海

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sēng hǎi
    seng1 hai3
seng hai
 Sōkai
Senghai

僧物

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sēng wù
    seng1 wu4
seng wu
 sōmotsu
property of the saṃgha

僧理

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 souri / sori
    そうり
(surname) Souri

僧瑜

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sēng yú
    seng1 yu2
seng yü
 Sōyu
Sengyu

僧璨

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sēng càn
    seng1 can4
seng ts`an
    seng tsan
 Sōsan
Sengcan

僧璩

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sēng qú
    seng1 qu2
seng ch`ü
    seng chü
 Sōkyo
Sengqu

僧省

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sēng shěng
    seng1 sheng3
seng sheng
 sōshō
saṃgha bureau

僧祇

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sēng qí
    seng1 qi2
seng ch`i
    seng chi
 sōgi
sāṅghika, relating to a saṅgha; a complete set of land and buildings for a monastery.

僧祐

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sēng yòu
    seng1 you4
seng yu
 souyuu / soyu
    そうゆう
(personal name) Souyū
Sengyou

僧科

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sēng kē
    seng1 ke1
seng k`o
    seng ko
 sōka
monks' examination

僧童

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sēng tóng
    seng1 tong2
seng t`ung
    seng tung
 sōzun
errand boy

僧簿

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sēng bù
    seng1 bu4
seng pu
 sōho
monk's register

僧籍

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sēng jí
    seng1 ji2
seng chi
 souseki / soseki
    そうせき
{Buddh} priesthood
Tang Register of Monks

僧純

see styles
 soujun / sojun
    そうじゅん
(personal name) Soujun

僧紹


僧绍

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sēng shào
    seng1 shao4
seng shao
 Sōshō
Sengshao

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

僧群

see styles
sēng qún
    seng1 qun2
seng ch`ün
    seng chün
 Sōgun
Senqun

僧聲


僧声

see styles
sēng shēng
    seng1 sheng1
seng sheng
 sō shō
sound of the saṃgha

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

僧肇

see styles
sēng zhào
    seng1 zhao4
seng chao
 soujou / sojo
    そうじょう
(personal name) Soujō
Sengzhao

僧舍

see styles
sēng shè
    seng1 she4
seng she
 sōsha
a residence for monks or nuns

僧舞

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

僧若

see styles
sēng ruò
    seng1 ruo4
seng jo
 sōnya
sañjñā; saṃjñā, the third of the five skandhas, i.e. 想 thought, ideation, consciousness.

僧藍


僧蓝

see styles
sēng lán
    seng1 lan2
seng lan
 sōran
a Buddhist convent or monastery

僧衆


僧众

see styles
sēng zhòng
    seng1 zhong4
seng chung
 soushuu; soushu / soshu; soshu
    そうしゅう; そうしゅ
large number of priests
The body or assembly of monks.

僧衞

see styles
sēng wèi
    seng1 wei4
seng wei
 Sōei
Sengwei

僧衣

see styles
sēng yī
    seng1 yi1
seng i
 soui / soi
    そうい
priest's garb
sacerdotal robes

僧規


僧规

see styles
sēng guī
    seng1 gui1
seng kuei
 Sōgi
Saṃgha Rules

僧訶


僧诃

see styles
sēng hē
    seng1 he1
seng ho
 sōka
siṃha, a lion, also 伽.

僧詮


僧诠

see styles
sēng quán
    seng1 quan2
seng ch`üan
    seng chüan
 sousen / sosen
    そうせん
(personal name) Sousen
Sengquan

僧跋

see styles
sēng bá
    seng1 ba2
seng pa
 soha
bestowed equally or universally

僧運

see styles
 souun / soun
    そううん
(given name) Souun

僧邕

see styles
sēng yōng
    seng1 yong1
seng yung
 Sōyū
Sengyong

僧那

see styles
sēng nà
    seng1 na4
seng na
 sōna
(涅) sannāha (-sannaddha), girding on armour, intp. as a Buddha's or bodhisattva's great Vow.

僧都

see styles
sēng dū
    seng1 du1
seng tu
 souzu / sozu
    そうず
Buddhist priest; (surname) Soto
director of monks

僧野

see styles
 souno / sono
    そうの
(surname) Souno

僧錄


僧录

see styles
sēng lù
    seng1 lu4
seng lu
 sōroku
monks registrar

僧鎧


僧铠

see styles
sēng kǎi
    seng1 kai3
seng k`ai
    seng kai
 Sōkai
Saṃghavarman

僧門


僧门

see styles
sēng mén
    seng1 men2
seng men
 soumon / somon
    そうもん
priesthood; Buddhism
Buddhist monastic community

僧院

see styles
sēng yuàn
    seng1 yuan4
seng yüan
 souin / soin
    そういん
abbey; Buddhist monastery; vihara
monastery; temple
temple

僧階

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

僧頭

see styles
 souzu / sozu
    そうず
(surname) Souzu

七僧

see styles
qī sēng
    qi1 seng1
ch`i seng
    chi seng
 shichisō
A monastery is supposed to possess the following seven monks: 咒願師 invoker; 導師 leader; 唄師 intoner, or leader of the chanting; 散花師 flower-scatterer; 梵音師 master of sacred words, or Sanskrit; 錫杖師 shaker of the rings on the metal staff, or crozier; 堂達 distributor of missals, etc. Another division is 講師 expounder; 讀師 reader; 咒願師; 三禮師 director of the three ceremonies; 唄師; 散花師; and 堂達.

下僧

see styles
 gesou / geso
    げそう
low-rank priest

丹僧

see styles
 tanzou / tanzo
    たんぞう
(place-name) Tanzou

久僧

see styles
 kyuusou / kyuso
    きゅうそう
(place-name) Kyūsou

亂僧


乱僧

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

五僧

see styles
 gosou / goso
    ごそう
(place-name) Gosou

亡僧

see styles
wáng sēng
    wang2 seng1
wang seng
 mōsō
dead monk

京僧

see styles
 kiyousou / kiyoso
    きようそう
(surname) Kiyousou

仏僧

see styles
 bussou / busso
    ぶっそう
Buddhist priest; (place-name) Bussou

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