をしやう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of をしやう – see the following entry.
【和尚おしょう】
[noun] (Zen or Pure Land Buddhism) Buddhist priest
[noun] a Buddhist priest who is the head of a temple or in a higher rank.
[noun] title and style for high ranked Buddhist priests.
[noun] a Buddhist priest master who gives instructions to other priests.
(This term, をしやう (wosyau), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
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