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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.

修行僧

see styles
xiū xíng sēng
    xiu1 xing2 seng1
hsiu hsing seng
 shugyousou / shugyoso
    しゅぎょうそう
ascetic monk; trainee monk
Chan; Seon students [monks]

修道僧

see styles
 shuudousou / shudoso
    しゅうどうそう
(See 修道士) monk; friar

修道士

see styles
xiū dào shì
    xiu1 dao4 shi4
hsiu tao shih
 shuudoushi / shudoshi
    しゅうどうし
friar; frater
monk; friar

修道者

see styles
xiū dào zhě
    xiu1 dao4 zhe3
hsiu tao che
 shuudousha; shudousha / shudosha; shudosha
    しゅうどうしゃ; しゅどうしゃ
monk; member of religious order
practitioner of the way

假根謗


假根谤

see styles
jiǎ gēn bàng
    jia3 gen1 bang4
chia ken pang
 kekon hō
undue denunciation of a good monk by an indirect and allegorical method

僧伽胝

see styles
sēng qié zhī
    seng1 qie2 zhi1
seng ch`ieh chih
    seng chieh chih
 sōgyatei
saṅghātī. The patch-robe, one of the three garments of a monk reaching from shoulders to the knees and fastened around the waist, made up of nine to twenty-five pieces and so called 重雜衣; also 大衣 great robe; also 重 in layers and 合 composite; v. 九品.

僧伽黎

see styles
sēng qié lí
    seng1 qie2 li2
seng ch`ieh li
    seng chieh li
 sōgyari
monk's patchwork robe

光明寺

see styles
guāng míng sì
    guang1 ming2 si4
kuang ming ssu
 koumiyouji / komiyoji
    こうみようじ
(personal name) Kōmiyouji
光明大師 (or 光明和尚). Guangming si, temple and title of 善導 Shandao, a noted monk of the Tang dynasty under Gaozong.

八敬戒

see styles
bā jìng jiè
    ba1 jing4 jie4
pa ching chieh
 hakkyōkai
The eight commands given by the Buddha to his foster-mother, i.e. aunt, when she was admitted to the order, and which remain as commands to nuns: (1) even though a hundred years old a nun must pay respect to a monk, however young, and offer her seat to him; (2) must never scold a monk; (3) never accuse, or speak of his misdeeds; but a monk may speak of hers; (4) at his hands obtain reception into the order; (5) confess sin (sexual or other) before the assembly of monks and nuns; (6) ask the fraternity for a monk as preceptor; (7) never share the same summer resort with monks; (8) after the summer retreat she must report and ask for a responsible confessor. Also 八敬法; 八不可越法 (or 八不可過法) ; 八尊重法; v. 四分律 48.

八王子

see styles
bā wáng zǐ
    ba1 wang2 zi3
pa wang tzu
 hachiouji / hachioji
    はちおうじ
Hachiōji (city); (place-name, surname) Hachiouji; Hachioji
The eight sons of the last of the 20,000 shining Buddhas 燈明佛 born before he left home to become a monk; their names are given in the first chapter of the Lotus sūtra. In Japan there are also eight sons of a Shinto deity, reincarnated as one of the six Guanyin.

具足戒

see styles
jù zú jiè
    ju4 zu2 jie4
chü tsu chieh
 gusoku kai
The complete rules or commandments— 250 for the monk, 500 (actually 348) for the nun.

内供奉

see styles
nèi gòng fèng
    nei4 gong4 feng4
nei kung feng
 naigubu
    ないぐぶ
(See 内道場) inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
(内供) A title for the monk who served at the alter in the imperial palace, instituted in A. D. 756; also called 供奉.

出世業


出世业

see styles
chū shì yè
    chu1 shi4 ye4
ch`u shih yeh
    chu shih yeh
 shusse gō
The work or position of one who has quitted the world, that of a monk.

出家人

see styles
chū jiā rén
    chu1 jia1 ren2
ch`u chia jen
    chu chia jen
monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist)
One who has left home and become a monk or nun. Two kinds are named: (1) 身出家 one who physically leaves home, and (2) 心出家 one who does so in spirit and conduct. A further division of four is: (1 ) one who physically leaves home, but in spirit remains with wife and family; (2) one who physically remains at home but whose spirit goes forth; (3) one who leaves home, body and spirit; and (4) one who, body and mind, refuses to leave home.

出家者

see styles
chū jiā zhě
    chu1 jia1 zhe3
ch`u chia che
    chu chia che
 shukkesha
renunciant monk

十住心

see styles
shí zhù xīn
    shi2 zhu4 xin1
shih chu hsin
 jū jū shin
Ten stages of mental or spiritual development in the 眞言 Shingon sect, beginning with the human animal and ending with perfect enlightenment; a category by the Japanese monk 弘法 Kōbō, founded on the 大日經,十心品.

十八物

see styles
shí bā wù
    shi2 ba1 wu4
shih pa wu
 jūhachi motsu
The eighteen things a monk should carry in the performance of his duties—willow twigs, soap, the three garments, a water-bottle, a begging-bowl, mat, staff, censer, filter, handkerchief, knife, fire-producer, pincers hammock, sutra, the vinaya, the Buddha's image, and bodhisattva image or images; cf. 梵綱經 37.

十勝行


十胜行

see styles
shí shèng xíng
    shi2 sheng4 xing2
shih sheng hsing
 jisshōgyō
The ten pāramitās observed by bodhisattvas, see 十地 and 十住. Hīnayāna has another group, adding to the four 梵福 q. v. the six of sacrificing one's life to save mother; or father; or a Buddha; to become a monk: to induce another to become a monk; to obtain authority to preach.

吉迦夜

see styles
jí jiā yè
    ji2 jia1 ye4
chi chia yeh
 Kikkaya
Kekaya, a noted monk of the Liu-Sung dynasty.

和僧海

see styles
hé sēng hǎi
    he2 seng1 hai3
ho seng hai
 wasōkai
A monastery where all are of one mind as the sea is of one taste.

唐三藏

see styles
táng sān zàng
    tang2 san1 zang4
t`ang san tsang
    tang san tsang
 Tō Sanzō
Tripitaka, the central character of the 16th century novel "Journey to the West" 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4], based on the monk Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4] (602-664)
trepiṭaka of the Tang

啓書記

see styles
 keishoki / keshoki
    けいしょき
(person) Keishoki; Shoukei (Muromachi-era Zen monk and artist)

單三衣


单三衣

see styles
dān sān yī
    dan1 san1 yi1
tan san i
 tan sanne
The only proper garments of a monk.

地底迦

see styles
dì dǐ jiā
    di4 di3 jia1
ti ti chia
 Jichika
Dhītika, originally Dhṛtaka, an ancient monk, whose name is tr. by 有愧 Yu-k'uei, ashamed, shy.

坊さん

see styles
 bousan / bosan
    ぼうさん
(1) (familiar language) (honorific or respectful language) (See お坊さん・1) Buddhist priest; monk; (2) (familiar language) boy

坊ん様

see styles
 bonsama
    ぼんさま
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) (honorific or respectful language) monk; priest; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) boy

坐夏由

see styles
zuò xià yóu
    zuo4 xia4 you2
tso hsia yu
 zage yu
A certificate of "retreat" given to a wandering monk.

声聞僧

see styles
 shoumonsou / shomonso
    しょうもんそう
(archaism) Hinayana monk

大僧都

see styles
dà sēng dū
    da4 seng1 du1
ta seng tu
 oosouzu / oosozu
    おおそうづ
(place-name) Oosouzu
major superintendent monk

大入道

see styles
 oonyuudou / oonyudo
    おおにゅうどう
(1) large, bald-headed monster; giant; (2) large, bald man; big baldy; (3) large monk; (place-name) Oonyūdō

大和尚

see styles
dà hé shàng
    da4 he2 shang4
ta ho shang
 dai oshō
Great monk, senior monk, abbot ; a monk of great virtue and old age. Buddhoṣingha, (Fotu cheng 佛圖澄), who came to China A.D. 310, was so styled by his Chinese disciple 石子龍 Shizi long.

大坊主

see styles
 oobouzu; daibouzu / oobozu; daibozu
    おおぼうず; だいぼうず
(1) large monk; (2) large, bald man; big baldy; (3) large, bald-headed monster

大沙門


大沙门

see styles
dà shā mén
    da4 sha1 men2
ta sha men
 dai shamon
mahāśramaņa. The great shaman, i.e. Buddha; also any bhikṣu in full orders.

大袈裟

see styles
dà jiā shā
    da4 jia1 sha1
ta chia sha
 oo gesa
    おおげさ
(noun or adjectival noun) grandiose; exaggerated
full monk's robe

学問僧

see styles
 gakumonsou / gakumonso
    がくもんそう
scholar monk

安陁會


安陁会

see styles
ān tuó huì
    an1 tuo2 hui4
an t`o hui
    an to hui
 andae
安怛婆沙 (or 安多婆沙) (or 安怛婆參, 安多婆參); 安多跋薩 (or 安陀跋薩) antarvāsaka, antarvāsas; a monk's inner garment described as a sort of waistcoat. It is also explained by 裙 qun which means a skirt. This inner garment is said to be worn against desire, the middle one against hate, and the outer one against ignorance and delusion. It is described as the present-day 絡子 a jacket or vest.

富那奇

see styles
fun à qí
    fun4 a4 qi2
fun a ch`i
    fun a chi
 Funaki
Name of a preta, or hungry ghost; and of a monk named Pūrṇeccha .

小阿師


小阿师

see styles
xiǎo ā shī
    xiao3 a1 shi1
hsiao a shih
 shōashi
A junior monk ordained less than ten years.

山ぶし

see styles
 yamabushi
    やまぶし
(1) itinerant Buddhist monk; (2) practitioner of Shugendo

巡回僧

see styles
 junkaisou / junkaiso
    じゅんかいそう
travelling monk (RPG term)

帶妻僧


带妻僧

see styles
dài qī sēng
    dai4 qi1 seng1
tai ch`i seng
    tai chi seng
 taisai sō
married Buddhist monk

常不輕


常不轻

see styles
cháng bù qīng
    chang2 bu4 qing1
ch`ang pu ch`ing
    chang pu ching
 jōfugyō
Sadāparibhūta, the monk who never slighted others, but assured all of buddhahood, a former incarnation of Śākyamuni; Lotus Sutra 20.

康僧鎧


康僧铠

see styles
kāng sēng kǎi
    kang1 seng1 kai3
k`ang seng k`ai
    kang seng kai
 Kōsōgai
or 康僧會 Saṅghavarman, also said to be Saṅghapāla; an Indian monk supposed to be of Tibetan descent; but Saṅghapāla is described as the eldest son of the prime minister of Soghdiana, and is probably a different person. Saṅghavarman tr. at the White Horse Temple, Luoyang, in A.D. 252; inter alia the 無量壽經 is accredited to him, but a more reliable tradition of the Canon ascribes the tr. to Dharmarakṣa A.D. 308.

弊衲衣

see styles
bì nà yī
    bi4 na4 yi1
pi na i
 hei nōe
monk's robe

彌陀山


弥陀山

see styles
mí tuó shān
    mi2 tuo2 shan1
mi t`o shan
    mi to shan
 Midasan
Mitraśānta, a monk from Tukhara.

従容録

see styles
 shouyouroku / shoyoroku
    しょうようろく
(work) Book of Serenity (12th century collection of koans, compiled by Chinese monk Hongzhi Zhengjue); (wk) Book of Serenity (12th century collection of koans, compiled by Chinese monk Hongzhi Zhengjue)

御寺様

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

忍辱仙

see styles
rěn rù xiān
    ren3 ru4 xian1
jen ju hsien
 Ninniku Sen
kṣāntyṛṣi; the ṛṣi who patiently suffered insult, i.e. Śākyamuni, in a former life, suffering mutilation to convert Kalirāja.

忍辱衣

see styles
rěn rù yī
    ren3 ru4 yi1
jen ju i
 ninniku no koromo
The robe of patience, a patient heart which, like a garment, wards off all outward sin. A general name for the kaṣāya, monk's robe.

慈悲衣

see styles
cí bēi yī
    ci2 bei1 yi1
tz`u pei i
    tzu pei i
 jihi e
Compassionate garment, the monk's robe.

戒和尚

see styles
jiè hé shàng
    jie4 he2 shang4
chieh ho shang
 kai ōshō
preceptor monk

打眠衣

see styles
dǎ mián yī
    da3 mian2 yi1
ta mien i
 tamen goromo
A monk's sleeping garment.

拔底耶

see styles
bá dǐ yé
    ba2 di3 ye2
pa ti yeh
 bateiya
upādhyāya, a spiritual teacher, or monk 和尚 v. 烏.

掃地僧


扫地僧

see styles
sǎo dì sēng
    sao3 di4 seng1
sao ti seng
Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel "Demigods and Semidevils" 天龍八部|天龙八部[Tian1 long2 Ba1 Bu4]); (fig.) person whose remarkable talents are not well known

授戒師


授戒师

see styles
shòu jiè shī
    shou4 jie4 shi1
shou chieh shih
 jukai shi
preceptor monk or nun

搭袈裟

see styles
dā jiā shā
    da1 jia1 sha1
ta chia sha
 takkeki
to don a monk's robe

攝摩騰


摄摩腾

see styles
shè mó téng
    she4 mo2 teng2
she mo t`eng
    she mo teng
 Shō Matō
Kāśyapa-Mātaṇga, v. 迦 according to tradition the first official Indian monk (along with Gobharana) to arrive in China, circa A.D. 67; tr. the Sūtra of the Forty-two Sections.

新発意

see styles
 shinbocchi
    しんぼっち
    shinbochi
    しんぼち
    shibochi
    しぼち
(Buddhist term) neophyte; new monk (or nun); new convert (to Buddhism)

方口食

see styles
fāng kǒu shí
    fang1 kou3 shi2
fang k`ou shih
    fang kou shih
 hō kujiki
Opportunism in obtaining a living, i. e. a monk who makes a living by fawning or by bullying, one of the 四邪命 four illicit ways of livelihood.

旦過僧


旦过僧

see styles
dàn guō sēng
    dan4 guo1 seng1
tan kuo seng
 tanga sō
A wandering monk, who stays for a night.

旦過寮


旦过寮

see styles
dàn guō liáo
    dan4 guo1 liao2
tan kuo liao
 tanga ryō
A monastery at which a wandering monk 旦過僧 stays.

暗穴道

see styles
 anketsudou / anketsudo
    あんけつどう
(obscure) road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)

曼陀羅


曼陀罗

see styles
màn tuó luó
    man4 tuo2 luo2
man t`o lo
    man to lo
 mandara
    まんだら
(botany) devil's trumpet (Datura stramonium) (loanword from Sanskrit "māndāra"); mandala (loanword from Sanskrit "maṇḍala")
mandala; Buddhist visual schema of the enlightened mind; (f,p) Mandara
or 曼阤羅; 漫陀羅 mandāra(va), the coral-tree; the erythrina indica, or this tree regarded as one of the five trees of Paradise, i.e, Indra's heaven; a white variety of Calotropis gigantea. Name of a noted monk, and of one called Mandra.

月の輪

see styles
 tsukinowa
    つきのわ
(1) moon (esp. full moon); (2) circle fashioned after the moon; (3) (See 袈裟・1) decorative ring on the chest of a monk's stole; (4) straw trivet; (5) (See 月の輪熊) white crescent-shaped chest patch of an Asiatic black bear

木律僧

see styles
mù lǜ sēng
    mu4 lv4 seng1
mu lü seng
 mokuritsu sō
A wooden pettifogging monk; a rigid formalist.

李叔同

see styles
lǐ shū tóng
    li3 shu1 tong2
li shu t`ung
    li shu tung
Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4] after the Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[Xin1 hai4 Ge2 ming4] of 1911

梵網宗


梵网宗

see styles
fàn wǎng zōng
    fan4 wang3 zong1
fan wang tsung
 Bonmōshū
The sect of Ritsu 律宗, brought into Japan by the Chinese monk 鑑眞 Chien-chen in A.D. 754.

殺和尚


杀和尚

see styles
shā hé shàng
    sha1 he2 shang4
sha ho shang
 satsuwashō
killing a monk

比丘尼

see styles
bǐ qiū ní
    bi3 qiu1 ni2
pi ch`iu ni
    pi chiu ni
 bikuni
    びくに
Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksuni")
(1) bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun) (san: bhiksuni); (2) (hist) travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); (3) (hist) lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 科負い比丘尼) female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
苾芻尼; 尼姑 bhikṣuṇī. A nun, or almswoman. The first woman to be ordained was the Buddha's aunt Mahāprajāpatī, who had nursed him. In the fourteenth year after his enlightenment the Buddha yielded to persuasion and admitted his aunt and women to his order of religious mendicants, but said that the admission of women would shorten the period of Buddhism by 500 years. The nun, however old, must acknowledge the superiority of every monk; must never scold him or tell his faults; must never accuse him, though he may accuse her; and must in all respects obey the rules as commanded by him. She accepts all the rules for the monks with additional rules for her own order. Such is the theory rather than the practice. The title by which Mahāprajāpatī was addressed was applied to nuns, i. e. ārya, or noble, 阿姨, though some consider the Chinese term entirely native.

水田衣

see styles
shuǐ tián yī
    shui3 tian2 yi1
shui t`ien i
    shui tien i
 suidene
A monk's robe, because its patches resemble rice-fields; also 稻田衣.

求法僧

see styles
qiú fǎ sēng
    qiu2 fa3 seng1
ch`iu fa seng
    chiu fa seng
 guhō sō
dharma-seeking monk

沙羅那


沙罗那

see styles
shā luó nà
    sha1 luo2 na4
sha lo na
 Sharana
(or 沙羅拏); 娑刺拏王 ? Śāraṇa (said to be a son of King Udayana) who became a monk.

沙門統


沙门统

see styles
shā mén tǒng
    sha1 men2 tong3
sha men t`ung
    sha men tung
 shamon tō
The national superintendent or archbishop over the Order appointed under the Wei dynasty.

涅槃堂

see styles
niè pán táng
    nie4 pan2 tang2
nieh p`an t`ang
    nieh pan tang
 nehan dō
The nirvāṇa hall, or dying place of a monk in a monastery.

消痩服

see styles
xiāo shòu fú
    xiao1 shou4 fu2
hsiao shou fu
 shōshu fuku
The monk's robe as putting an end to illusion.

滅羯磨


灭羯磨

see styles
miè jié mó
    mie4 jie2 mo2
mieh chieh mo
 metsu konma
The extinguishing karma, or the blotting out of the name of a monk and his expulsion.

滿分戒


满分戒

see styles
mǎn fēn jiè
    man3 fen1 jie4
man fen chieh
 manbun kai
The whole of the commandments, i.e. of the monk.

漉水袋

see styles
lù shuǐ dài
    lu4 shui3 dai4
lu shui tai
 rokusui tai
or 漉水囊 A monk's filtering-bag to strain off living creatures.

火宅僧

see styles
huǒ zhái sēng
    huo3 zhai2 seng1
huo chai seng
 kataku sō
Monks in a, burning house, i. e. married monks.

無常堂


无常堂

see styles
wú cháng táng
    wu2 chang2 tang2
wu ch`ang t`ang
    wu chang tang
 mujō dō
無常院; 延壽堂; 湼槃堂 The room where a dying monk was placed, in the direction of the sunset at the north-west corner.

無東西

see styles
 mutouzai / mutozai
    むとうざい
(1) not knowing one's bearings; being disorientated; (2) itinerant monk; pilgrim

牟尼王

see styles
móu ní wáng
    mou2 ni2 wang2
mou ni wang
 muni ō
The monk-king, a title of the Buddha.

独居室

see styles
 dokkyoshitsu
    どっきょしつ
cell (e.g. monk's)

理判僧

see styles
lǐ pàn sēng
    li3 pan4 seng1
li p`an seng
    li pan seng
 rihan sō
meditating monk

生き仏

see styles
 ikibotoke
    いきぼとけ
(1) living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk; (2) (colloquialism) (See 仏・3) living person

生臭い

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

由婁漫

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

百一物

see styles
 hyakuichimotsu
    ひゃくいちもつ
monk's allowed daily necessities (clothes, food, etc.)

百納衣


百纳衣

see styles
bǎi nà yī
    bai3 na4 yi1
pai na i
 hyaku nōe
hundred patch [monk's] robe

百衲衣

see styles
bǎi nà yī
    bai3 na4 yi1
pai na i
 hyakusōe
A monk's robe made of patches.

盡捨墮


尽舍堕

see styles
jìn shě duò
    jin4 she3 duo4
chin she to
 jinshada
rules of forfeiture of the things that a monk or nun possesses superfluously

盧行者


卢行者

see styles
lú xíng zhě
    lu2 xing2 zhe3
lu hsing che
 Ro Anja
Surname and title of 慧能 Huineng.

破戒僧

see styles
 hakaisou / hakaiso
    はかいそう
depraved monk; sinful priest

禅坊主

see styles
 zenbouzu / zenbozu
    ぜんぼうず
(rare) (See 禅僧) Zen monk

福田衣

see styles
fú tián yī
    fu2 tian2 yi1
fu t`ien i
    fu tien i
 fukuden e
The garment of the field of blessing, the monk's robe.

禪和子


禅和子

see styles
chán hé zǐ
    chan2 he2 zi3
ch`an ho tzu
    chan ho tzu
 zen nasu
Chan [Seon; Zen] monk

禿居士


秃居士

see styles
tū jū shì
    tu1 ju1 shi4
t`u chü shih
    tu chü shih
 toku koji
baldie— monk or nun

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

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