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師號

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: master title

Senses:

  • A title indicating honor, also written 嘉號. A title bestowed on an eminent monk by the emperor, such as Great Master 大師, National Preceptor 國師, Chan Master 禪師, Reverend 和尙, Dharma-master 法師, Superior Person 上人, Bodhisattva 菩薩, Trepiṭaka 三藏, etc. See, for example: "He [Rujing] was offered a purple robe and honorific [Chan] master title by the Jiading emperor, but he did not accept it." (「嘉定の皇帝より紫衣師號をたまはるといへとも、つひにうけす」) 〔正法眼藏 T 2582.82.142c4-6〕 .Also written 賜號. A posthumous title is 諡號. [Griffith Foulk, Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Yokoi, Iwanami]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 429

    Bulgyo sajeon 389a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 427c

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 347

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 637

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 543d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4097

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.9-10)307a

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    Entry created: 2007-12-26

    Updated: 2010-11-30