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山臥

see styles
shān wò
    shan1 wo4
shan wo
 yamabushi
    やまぶし
(1) itinerant Buddhist monk; (2) practitioner of Shugendo
yamabushi

山衲

see styles
shān nà
    shan1 na4
shan na
 sannō
monk's garment

巡案

see styles
xún àn
    xun2 an4
hsün an
 junan
To patrol and receive any complaints.

巻数

see styles
 kansuu; kanju; kanzu / kansu; kanju; kanzu
    かんすう; かんじゅ; かんず
(1) volume number; reel number; scroll number; (2) number of volumes; number of reels; number of scrolls; number of turns (of a coil); number of windings (of a transformer, electromagnet, etc.); (3) (かんじゅ, かんず only) a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk

布袋

see styles
bù dài
    bu4 dai4
pu tai
 hotei / hote
    ほてい
pouch; sack; bag
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back; (place-name, surname) Hotei
jute bags

幢相

see styles
chuáng xiàng
    chuang2 xiang4
ch`uang hsiang
    chuang hsiang
 tōsō
A sign, symbol, i.e. the monk's robe.

度僧

see styles
dù sēng
    du4 seng1
tu seng
 do sō
regulation of monk and nun ordination by the government

庵僧

see styles
ān sēng
    an1 seng1
an seng
 ansō
hermitage monk

廣遊


广游

see styles
guǎng yóu
    guang3 you2
kuang yu
to travel widely (esp. as Daoist priest or Buddhist monk)

延壽


延寿

see styles
yán shòu
    yan2 shou4
yen shou
 nobutoshi
    のぶとし
Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang; to extend life
(personal name) Nobutoshi
Prolonged life, the name of Yanshou, a noted Hangzhou monk of the Song dynasty.

弘忍

see styles
hóng rěn
    hong2 ren3
hung jen
 kounin / konin
    こうにん
(personal name) Kōnin
Hung-jen noted monk.

弘法

see styles
hóng fǎ
    hong2 fa3
hung fa
 guhou / guho
    ぐほう
to propagate Buddhist teachings
(n,vs,vi) spreading Buddhist teachings; (surname, given name) Kōbou
Hung-fa, noted monk.

弱僧

see styles
 nyakusou / nyakuso
    にゃくそう
    jakusou / jakuso
    じゃくそう
young monk; boy monk

彥悰


彦悰

see styles
yàn cóng
    yan4 cong2
yen ts`ung
    yen tsung
 Gensō
Yancong, Tang monk, translator and writer, date unknown.

彥琮


彦琮

see styles
yàn cóng
    yan4 cong2
yen ts`ung
    yen tsung
 Gensō
Yancong, a famous monk, translator and writer, A. D. 557-610.

得度

see styles
dé dù
    de2 du4
te tu
 tokudo
    とくど
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} becoming a monk; entering priesthood
To obtain transport across the river of transmigration, to obtain salvation; to enter the monastic life.

從僧


从僧

see styles
cóng sēng
    cong2 seng1
ts`ung seng
    tsung seng
 zusō
A 'half-monk', a neophyte.

御坊

see styles
 gobou / gobo
    ごぼう
(1) (honorific or respectful language) temple; monk's quarters; (2) (honorific or respectful language) monk; (place-name, surname) Gobou

御寺

see styles
 mitera
    みてら
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (polite language) temple; (2) (abbreviation) monk; (place-name) Mitera

德士

see styles
dé shì
    de2 shi4
te shih
 tokushi
(Singapore, Malaysia) taxi (loanword)
Virtuous scholar, a term for a monk in the Tang dynasty.

忍鎧


忍铠

see styles
rěn kǎi
    ren3 kai3
jen k`ai
    jen kai
 ningai
(忍辱鎧) Patience as armour, protecting against evils; also the kaṣāya, monk's robe.

性遮

see styles
xìng zhē
    xing4 zhe1
hsing che
 shōsha
Natural and conventional sins, i. e. sins against natural law, e. g. murder, and sins against conventional or religious law, e. g. for a monk to drink wine, cut down trees, etc.

怪僧

see styles
 kaisou / kaiso
    かいそう
evil priest; mad monk

悟入

see styles
wù rù
    wu4 ru4
wu ju
 gonyuu / gonyu
    ごにゅう
to understand; to comprehend the ultimate essence of things (Buddhism)
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} entering enlightenment
To apprehend or perceive and enter into (the idea of reality). Name of a Kashmir monk, Sugandhara.

悪僧

see styles
 akusou / akuso
    あくそう
(1) dissolute priest; depraved monk; (2) ferocious warrior monk

愚僧

see styles
yú sēng
    yu2 seng1
yü seng
 gusou / guso
    ぐそう
(1) silly monk; foolish monk; (pronoun) (2) (humble language) (used by monks) I; me
Ignorant monk.

慈円

see styles
 jien
    じえん
(person) Jien (Japanese poet and monk; 1155-1225)

慈圓


慈圆

see styles
cí yuán
    ci2 yuan2
tz`u yüan
    tzu yüan
 jien
    じえん
(person) Jien (Japanese poet and monk; 1155-1225)
Jien

慈明

see styles
cí míng
    ci2 ming2
tz`u ming
    tzu ming
 yasuaki
    やすあき
(personal name) Yasuaki
Ciming, a noted monk of the Song dynasty.

慈雲


慈云

see styles
cí yún
    ci2 yun2
tz`u yün
    tzu yün
 jiun
    じうん
(given name) Jiun
The over-spreading, fructifying cloud of compassion, the Buddha-heart; also Ciyun, the name of a noted Sung monk.

慧命

see styles
huì mìng
    hui4 ming4
hui ming
 e myō
Wisdom-life, or wisdom as life, wisdom being the basis of spiritual character. A term of address to a monk, also 慧壽, and to a monk by a superior.

慧愷


慧恺

see styles
huì kǎi
    hui4 kai3
hui k`ai
    hui kai
 Egai
Huikai, a monk and author, also known as 智愷 Zhikai of the sixth century A.D.

慧日

see styles
huì rì
    hui4 ri4
hui jih
 enichi
    えにち
{Buddh} sun of wisdom; Buddha's or Bodhisattva's limitless light of wisdom; (given name) Enichi
Wisdom-sun, Buddha-wisdom. Huiri, a celebrated Tang monk and author (disciple of Yijing) who also went on pilgrimage to India and spent thirteen years there, died A.D. 748; entitled 慈愍三藏.

慧淨


慧净

see styles
huì jìng
    hui4 jing4
hui ching
 ejou / ejo
    えじょう
(personal name) Ejō
Huijing, a noted Tang monk, translator and author, who was commanded to assist Xuanzang in his translations but was unable through failing health.

慧琳

see styles
huì lín
    hui4 lin2
hui lin
 erin
    えりん
(female given name) Erin
Huilin, a disciple of the Indian monk Amogha 不空; he made the 慧琳音義 dictionary of sounds and meanings of Buddhist words and phrases, based upon the works of 玄應 Xuanying, 慧苑 Huiyuan, 窺基 Kueji, and 雲公 Yungong, in 100 juan, beginning the work in A. D. 788 and ending it in 810. He is also called 大藏音義; died 820.

慧苑

see styles
huì yuàn
    hui4 yuan4
hui yüan
 eon
    えおん
(personal name) Eon
Huiyuan, a noted Tang monk and lexicographer, author of the 慧苑音義 dictionary of sounds and meanings, cf. 慧苑琳.

慧超

see styles
huì chāo
    hui4 chao1
hui ch`ao
    hui chao
 echou / echo
    えちょう
(personal name) Echō
Huichao, a monk who travelled in India.

憍梵

see styles
jiāo fàn
    jiao1 fan4
chiao fan
 Kyōbon
(憍梵波提) Gavāṃpati, also 憍梵鉢提; 迦梵波提; 笈房鉢底 intp. as chewing the cud; lord of cattle, etc. A man who became a monk, born with a mouth always ruminating like a cow because of former oral sin.

應文


应文

see styles
yìng wén
    ying4 wen2
ying wen
 Ōmon
Yingwen; the grandson of the founder of the Ming dynasty, Taizu, to whom he succeeded, but was dethroned by Yung Lo and escaped disguised as a monk; he remained hidden as a monk till his 64th year, afterwards he was provided for by the reigning ruler. His name is also given as 應能 Yingneng; 應賢 Yingxian; and posthumously as 允炆 Yunwen.

我僧

see styles
 gaso
    がそ
(archaism) (vocative) monk (familiar or derogatory); (place-name) Gaso

戒刀

see styles
jiè dāo
    jie4 dao1
chieh tao
Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)

戒牒

see styles
jiè dié
    jie4 die2
chieh tieh
 kaichō
Buddhist or Taoist ordination certificate issued by monastic authorities
A monk' s certificate, useful to a wandering or travelling monk.; 戒驗; 度牒 Certificate of ordination of a monk.

戒臘


戒腊

see styles
jiè là
    jie4 la4
chieh la
 kairō
The number of years a monk has been ordained. 臘 is the name of an offering made at the end of the year in ancient times. Also戒蠟; 戒臈; 僧臘.

房主

see styles
fáng zhǔ
    fang2 zhu3
fang chu
 bōshu
    ぼうず
landlord; house owner
(out-dated kanji) (1) Buddhist priest; bonze; (2) close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head; (3) (familiar language) (derogatory term) boy; sonny; lad; (4) not catching anything (in fishing)
monk in charge of the monk's quarters

房室

see styles
fáng shì
    fang2 shi4
fang shih
 boushitsu / boshitsu
    ぼうしつ
room
(1) room; chamber; (2) monk in charge of business in the monks' quarters; (3) bedroom (of a married couple); (4) locule (in a plant ovary); (5) atria and ventricles

房舍

see styles
fáng shè
    fang2 she4
fang she
 bōsha
house; building
monk's quarters

手杖

see styles
shǒu zhàng
    shou3 zhang4
shou chang
 shujou; chuujou / shujo; chujo
    しゅじょう; ちゅうじょう
cane; CL:把[ba3]
staff (esp. one used by a monk, e.g. as a walking stick during a pilgrimage)

打包

see styles
dǎ bāo
    da3 bao1
ta pao
 tōhō
to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)
To wrap up or carry a bundle, i. e. a wandering monk.

托鉢


托钵

see styles
tuō bō
    tuo1 bo1
t`o po
    to po
 takuhatsu
    たくはつ
(noun/participle) (1) religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; (noun/participle) (2) {Buddh} going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
An almsbowl; to carry it.

投子

see styles
tóu zǐ
    tou2 zi3
t`ou tzu
    tou tzu
 Tōsu
T'ou-tzu, name of a hill and monastery at 舒州 Shu-chou and of 義靑 I-ch'ing its noted monk.

拜懺


拜忏

see styles
bài chàn
    bai4 chan4
pai ch`an
    pai chan
to hold a daytime Buddhist mass; (of a monk or nun) to read scripture to atone for sb's sins

拾得

see styles
shí dé
    shi2 de2
shih te
 shuutoku / shutoku
    しゅうとく
to find; to pick up; to collect
(noun, transitive verb) finding (lost property); picking up; (person) Shi De; Shih-Te (Tang-era Chinese monk)
To gather; gathered up, picked up, a foundling.

掛子


挂子

see styles
guà zǐ
    gua4 zi3
kua tzu
 kakego
    かけご
nesting boxes
A peg for a garment.

掛搭


挂搭

see styles
guà dā
    gua4 da1
kua ta
 katō
variant of 掛褡|挂褡[gua4 da1]
掛褡; 掛單 One who hangs up all his possessions, i.e. a wandering monk who stays for the night in a monastery.

掛絡


挂络

see styles
guà luò
    gua4 luo4
kua lo
 kara
    から
(1) (archaism) Zen monk's waistcoat (short, informal kasaya); (2) ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; (3) netsuke; item attached to a netsuke
掛落; 掛羅 A short garment, or cover; a waistcoat.

掛羅


挂罗

see styles
guà luó
    gua4 luo2
kua lo
 kara
    から
(1) (archaism) Zen monk's waistcoat (short, informal kasaya); (2) ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; (3) netsuke; item attached to a netsuke
waistcoat

掛落


挂落

see styles
guà luò
    gua4 luo4
kua lo
 kara
    から
(1) (archaism) Zen monk's waistcoat (short, informal kasaya); (2) ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; (3) netsuke; item attached to a netsuke
waistcoat

掛褡


挂褡

see styles
guà dā
    gua4 da1
kua ta
 kata
(of a monk) to take residence at a temple
hang up one's things

掩色

see styles
yǎn sè
    yan3 se4
yen se
 enshiki
To cover the form, or face, i.e. the death of the Buddha, or a noted monk, referring to the covering, of the face.

摩頂


摩顶

see styles
mó dǐng
    mo2 ding3
mo ting
 machō
To lay the hand on the top of the head, a custom of Buddha in teaching his disciples, from which the burning of the spots on the head of a monk is said to have originated.

支謙


支谦

see styles
zhī qiān
    zhi1 qian1
chih ch`ien
    chih chien
 shiken
    しけん
(personal name) Shiken
Chih-ch'ien; name of a Yueh-chih monk said to have come to Loyang at the end of the Han dynasty and under the Wei; tall, dark, emaciated, with light brown eyes; very learned and wise.

支郞

see styles
zhī láng
    zhi1 lang2
chih lang
 shirō
Chih-lang, formerly a polite term for a monk, said to have arisen from the fame of the three 支 Chih of the Wei dynasty 支謙 Chih-ch'ien, 支讖 Chih-ch'an, and 支亮 Chih-liang.

故二

see styles
gù èr
    gu4 er4
ku erh
 koni
pūrva-dvitīya, the former mate or wife of a monk.

敦煌

see styles
dūn huáng
    dun1 huang2
tun huang
 tonkou / tonko
    とんこう
Dunhuang, county-level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
(irregular kanji usage) (noun or adjectival noun) sincerity and kindheartedness; honesty and simplicity; (place-name) Dunhuang (China)
(or 燉煌) The city in Kansu near which are the 千佛洞 Cave-temples of the thousand Buddhas; where a monk in A. D. 1900, sweeping away the collected sand, broke through a partition and found a room full of MSS. ranging in date from the beginning of the 5th to the end of the 10th century, together with block prints and paintings, first brought to light by Sir Aurel Stein.

敷具

see styles
fū jù
    fu1 ju4
fu chü
 fugu
The displayed, or promulgating article, i.e. the monk's robe.

文殊

see styles
wén shū
    wen2 shu1
wen shu
 monju
    もんじゅ
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
(Buddhist term) Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom; (p,s,f) Monju
(文殊師利) Mañjuśrī 滿殊尸利 -later 曼殊室利. 文殊 is also used for Mañjunātha, Mañjudeva, Mañjughoṣa, Mañjuṣvara, et al. T., hjamdpal; J., Monju. Origin unknown; presumably, like most Buddhas and bodhisattvas, an idealization of a particular quality, in his case of Wisdom. Mañju is beautiful, Śrī; good fortune, virtue, majesty, lord, an epithet of a god. Six definitions are obtained from various scriptures: 妙首 (or 頭 ) wonderful or beautiful) head; 普首 universal head; 濡首 glossy head (probably a transliteration); 敬首 revered head; 妙德 wonderful virtue (or power); 妙吉祥 wonderfully auspicious; the last is a later translation in the 西域記. As guardian of wisdom 智慧 he is often placed on Śākyamuni's left, with 普顯 on the right as guardian of law 理, the latter holding the Law, the former the wisdom or exposition of it; formerly they held the reverse positions. He is often represented with five curls or waves to his hair indicating the 五智 q. v. or the five peaks; his hand holds the sword of wisdom and he sits on a lion emblematic of its stern majesty: but he has other forms. He is represented as a youth, i. e. eternal youth. His present abode is given as east of the universe, known as 淸涼山 clear and cool mountain, or a region 寶住 precious abode, or Abode of Treasures, or 寶氏 from which he derives one of his titles, 寶相如來. One of his dhāraṇīs prophesies China as his post-nirvāṇa realm. In past incarnations he is described as being the parent of many Buddhas and as having assisted the Buddha into existence; his title was 龍種上佛 the supreme Buddha of the nāgas, also 大身佛 or 神仙佛; now his title is 歡喜藏摩尼寶精佛 The spiritual Buddha who joyfully cares for the jewel: and his future title is to be 普現佛 Buddha universally revealed. In the 序品 Introductory Chapter of the Lotus Sutra he is also described as the ninth predecessor or Buddha-ancestor of Śākyamuni. He is looked on as the chief of the Bodhisattvas and represents them, as the chief disciple of the Buddha, or as his son 法王子. Hīnayāna counts Śāriputra as the wisest of the disciples, Mahāyāna gives Mañjuśrī the chief place, hence he is also styled 覺母 mother, or begetter of understanding. He is shown riding on either a lion or a peacock, or sitting on a white lotus; often he holds a book, emblem of wisdom, or a blue lotus; in certain rooms of a monastery he is shown as a monk; and he appears in military array as defender of the faith. His signs, magic words, and so on, are found in various sutras. His most famous centre in China is Wu-tai shan in Shansi. where he is the object of pilgrimages, especially of Mongols. The legends about him are many. He takes the place in Buddhism of Viśvakarman as Vulcan, or architect, of the universe. He is one of the eight Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, and sometimes has the image of Akṣobhya in his crown. He was mentioned in China as early as the fourth century and in the Lotus Sutra he frequently appears, especially as the converter of the daughter of the Dragon-king of the Ocean. He has five messengers 五使者 and eight youths 八童子 attending on him. His hall in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala is the seventh, in which his group numbers twenty-five. His position is northeast. There are numerous sutras and other works with his name as title, e. g. 文殊師利問菩提經 Gayaśīrṣa sūtra, tr. by Kumārajīva 384-417: and its 論 or .Tīkā of Vasubandhu, tr. by Bodhiruci 535. see list in B. N.

新発

see styles
 shinhatsu
    しんはつ
(Buddhist term) neophyte; new monk (or nun); new convert (to Buddhism); (given name) Shinhatsu

方外

see styles
fāng wài
    fang1 wai4
fang wai
 hougai / hogai
    ほうがい
(given name) Hougai
Out of the world; the life of a monk.

方服

see styles
fāng fú
    fang1 fu2
fang fu
 hōbuku
A monk's robe 袈裟 said to be so called because of its square appearance; also 方袍.

方袍

see styles
fāng páo
    fang1 pao2
fang p`ao
    fang pao
 hōhō
monk's robe

施主

see styles
shī zhǔ
    shi1 zhu3
shih chu
 seshu
    せしゅ
benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson); donor (semiconductor)
(1) donor; benefactor; almsgiver; (2) chief mourner; (3) client (of a builder, etc.)
dānapati; an almsgiver, a patron of Buddhism.

旅裝


旅装

see styles
lū zhuāng
    lu1 3 zhuang1
lu chuang
 ryosō
(monk's or nun's) traveling outfit

明尊

see styles
 myouson / myoson
    みょうそん
(person) Myōson (Japanese Tendai Monk) (971-1063)

明惠

see styles
míng huì
    ming2 hui4
ming hui
 myoue / myoe
    みょうえ
(person) Myōe (1173-1232) (Buddhist monk); (female given name) Myōe
Myōe

明相

see styles
míng xiàng
    ming2 xiang4
ming hsiang
 myō sō
Early dawn, the proper time for the monk's breakfast; brightness.

智月

see styles
zhì yuè
    zhi4 yue4
chih yüeh
 chizuki
    ちづき
(female given name) Chizuki
Jñānacandra. Knowledge bright as the moon; name of a prince of Karashahr who became a monk A. D. 625.

曉公


晓公

see styles
xiǎo gōng
    xiao3 gong1
hsiao kung
 Gyōkō
i.e. 元曉 Yuanxiao, the author-monk.

曲彔

see styles
qǔ lù
    qu3 lu4
ch`ü lu
    chü lu
 kyōroku
曲錄; 曲祿; 曲M043560 A bent chair used in monasteries.

曲祿


曲禄

see styles
qǔ lù
    qu3 lu4
ch`ü lu
    chü lu
 kyōroku
monk's chair

曲錄


曲录

see styles
qǔ lù
    qu3 lu4
ch`ü lu
    chü lu
 kyōroku
monk's chair

替僧

see styles
tì sēng
    ti4 seng1
t`i seng
    ti seng
 taisō
A youth who becomes a monk as deputy for a new-born prince.

月冑


月胄

see styles
yuè zhòu
    yue4 zhou4
yüeh chou
 Getsuchū
Candravarma, 旃達羅伐摩 a learned monk of the Nāgavadana monastery.

有髪

see styles
 uhatsu
    うはつ
untonsured (monk or priest or nun)

本二

see styles
běn èr
    ben3 er4
pen erh
 motoji
    もとじ
(personal name) Motoji
His original second (in the house), the wife of a monk, before he retired from the world.

本尊

see styles
běn zūn
    ben3 zun1
pen tsun
 honzon
    ほんぞん
(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity); the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar; (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1]); (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article; the real McCoy; the man himself; the woman herself; the original manifestation of something (not a spin-off or a clone)
(1) principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; (2) idol; icon; object of adoration; (3) (joc) (usu. as ご〜) the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
? satyadevatā, 裟也地提嚩多. The original honoured one; the most honoured of all Buddhas; also the chief object of worship in a group; the specific Buddha, etc., being served.

本山

see styles
běn shān
    ben3 shan1
pen shan
 honzan
    ほんざん
(1) head temple; (2) this temple; (place-name, surname) Motoyama
Native hill; a monk's original or proper monastery; this (or that) monastery; also 本寺.

杯度

see styles
bēi dù
    bei1 du4
pei tu
 Haido
Beidu, a fifth-century Buddhist monk said to be able to cross a river in a cup or bowl, hence his name.

桑門


桑门

see styles
sāng mén
    sang1 men2
sang men
 soumon / somon
    そうもん
{Buddh} monk; priest; (surname) Kuwakado
v. 沙門 śramaṇa.

桶頭


桶头

see styles
tǒng tóu
    tong3 tou2
t`ung t`ou
    tung tou
 tsūjū
The monk who looks after these things in a large establishment.

條衣


条衣

see styles
tiáo yī
    tiao2 yi1
t`iao i
    tiao i
 jōe
The monk's patch-robe.

梵僧

see styles
fàn sēng
    fan4 seng1
fan seng
 bonsou / bonso
    ぼんそう
{Buddh} monk (esp. one who maintains his purity)
A monk from India. Also a monk who maintains his purity.

梵壇


梵坛

see styles
fàn tán
    fan4 tan2
fan t`an
    fan tan
 bondan
or 梵怛 brahmadaṇda, brahma-staff 梵杖, the brahma (i.e. religious) punishment (stick), but the derivation is uncertain; the explanation is "to send to Coventry" a recalcitrant monk, the forbidding of any conversation with him, called also 默擯 exclusion to silence.

梵服

see styles
fàn fú
    fan4 fu2
fan fu
 bonpuku
The kaṣāya or monk's robe; the garment of celibacy.

棄墮


弃堕

see styles
qì duò
    qi4 duo4
ch`i to
    chi to
 kida
rules of forfeiture of the things that a monk or nun possesses superfluously

棒喝

see styles
bàng hè
    bang4 he4
pang ho
 bōkatsu
practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism); to rebuke sternly
To bang and bawl, in rebuke of a student.

棚経

see styles
 tanagyou / tanagyo
    たなぎょう
(See 精霊棚・しょうりょうだな) chanting sutras in front of a shōryōdana (of a monk during the Bon Festival)

極臈


极臈

see styles
jí là
    ji2 la4
chi la
 kyokurō gokurō
The oldest monk in orders.

死屍


死尸

see styles
sǐ shī
    si3 shi1
ssu shih
 shishi
    しし
corpse; dead body
corpse
Dead corpse, 'e. g. a wicked monk.

毒樹


毒树

see styles
dú shù
    du2 shu4
tu shu
 dokuju
Poison tree, an evil monk.

比呼

see styles
bǐ hū
    bi3 hu1
pi hu
 biko
monk

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