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禪師

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Basic Meaning: meditation master

Senses:

  • A meditation teacher; meditation authority; Chan master. A monk who has become adept at Chan meditation. [Charles Muller; source(s): JEBD]
  • A title conferred on eminent Chan, Seon, and Zen monks by the imperial/royal courts in East Asia. [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 674, 647

    Bulgyo sajeon 454a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 684b

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 499

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 434

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 336a/373

    Zenrin shōkisen (Mujaku Dōchū) 200/166

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 839

    Zen Dust (Sasaki) 243

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 854d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 6477

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2962c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1062-1

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    Entry created: 2001-11-06

    Updated: 2008-04-25