Zen master - Zenji

Japanese: 禅師 - ぜんじ

〘Noun〙 (formerly also "zenshi" or "senji")① A monk who has mastered Zen meditation. This is the opposite of a hoshi or risshi. In ancient times, the ten people who served at the inner training hall of the imperial court were called the ten naigubu zenshi. ※Nihon Shoki (720), November 6th year of the Bidatsu era (Maeda Honin) "Several volumes of sutras and commentaries (reading aloud ), as well as risshi, zenshi, and six workers for building the temple were presented"② A title given by the imperial court to a Zen monk of great virtue. Zenshi title. ※Heike (early 13th century) 3 "I met Zenshi Butsho Tokumitsu at the abbot's chambers on Mt. Ikuo"③ A monk who practices Zen meditation. By extension, it generally refers to a hoshi. ※Man'yoshu (late 8th century) 2/96/Inscription "Kume Zenshi _Nenji Ishikawa no Ichinose ₅ Ichinose ka"

Zen Master

〘Noun〙 (without the glottal stop "n" of "zenji") = Zenji (Zen master) ※Tale of Tonomine Shosho (mid-10th century) "The lord of Zenji said that he was even more important than his disciples."

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (古くは「ぜんし」「せんじ」とも)① 禅定(ぜんじょう)に通達した僧。法師・律師に対していう。また、古代、宮中の内道場に奉仕した一〇人を、内供奉(ないぐぶ)十禅師という。※書紀（720）敏達六年一一月（前田本訓）「経論（音読）若干(そこはく)巻、并て律師、禅師、〈略〉寺(とら)造る工六ゆ人を献る」② 高徳の禅僧に朝廷から賜わる称号。禅師号。※平家（１３Ｃ前）三「育王山の方丈仏照禅師徳光にあひ奉り」③ 禅定を修する僧。転じて一般に、法師のこと。※万葉（８Ｃ後）二・九六・題詞「久米禅師娉_二石川郎女_一時歌五首」