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七僧

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: seven monks

Senses:

  • 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 intoner; 散花師 flower-scatterer; and 堂達 distributor of missals. The second set is confirmed in Nakamura, with the source of Genji monogatari. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
  • The seven witnesses 七證 who participate in the ordination ceremony. [Charles Muller]
  • 〔四分律 T 1428.22.718b1〕 [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 454

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 362

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 585c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 112

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1906c,1495c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 737-3

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2007-05-03