Etsushu - Etsushu

…In Zen Buddhism, the position has been uniquely developed as one of the six governors, but it is stipulated that the position is to supervise and monitor the training of the monks and to oversee the affairs of the monks within the temple. It is also called the Ki-tsuna, and since it induces ecstasy in the masses, it is also called the Etsu-shu. [Takahashi Mitsuto]…

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…禅宗では六知事の一つとして独自の展開がみられるが，僧衆の修行を督励･監視し，堂内の衆務を総覧する役位と規定されている。紀綱とも称し，大衆の法悦を誘発させるので悦衆ともいう。【高橋 美都】。…

※「悦衆」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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