Igishi - Master of the Arts

Japanese: 威儀師 - いぎし
Igishi - Master of the Arts
〘Noun〙 A teacher, one of the three teachers and seven priests, who instructs the recipient on the proper manners of standing and behaving during the ceremony to receive the precepts . By extension, it refers to a monk who stands before the monks during a Buddhist ceremony and instructs them on their proper manners and etiquette. A dignified monk. A dignified priest. ※Engishiki (927) 21 "Six ordinary dignified priests and eight subordinate dignified priests."

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Japanese:
〘名〙 授戒の式のとき、受戒者に立ち居振舞いの威儀を指示する、三師七証の一つの教授師のこと。転じて法会(ほうえ)のとき、衆僧の先に立って、衆僧の威儀、作法を指図する僧をいう。威儀僧。威儀法師。※延喜式(927)二一「凡威儀師六人、従儀師八人」

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