Soshi - Soshi

Japanese: 祖師 - そし

〘Noun〙① A monk who founded a sect or school. Examples include Bodhidharma Daishi in Zen Buddhism and Shinran in Shinshu. Also refers to Shakyamuni. Founder. ※Shoreishu - Colophon (1079) "Beautiful words of the saints, the remains of the founder" ※Shobogenzo (1231-53) Bendo-wa "Have you not heard the founder say that practice and realization are not impossible" [Notes on the Lotus Sutra] ② A teacher who established a sect in learning or art. ※Kanchiin Hon Sanbo-e (984) Part 2 "All the founders of the various paths in Tenjiku, China and our country are also here, accompanied by their attendants" [Hanshu - The Tale of the Inner Buddha, Part 2, Joto Tei-hime] ③ The beginning of something. The origin. Ancestor. ※Kakuhon Ukiyodoko (1813-23) First: “But then again, he was the master of all things long ago, so what is good is good.”

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 一宗一派を開いた僧をいう。禅宗の達磨大師、真宗の親鸞など。また、釈迦をもいう。開祖。※性霊集‐奥書（1079）「先聖美言、祖師遺冊」※正法眼蔵（1231‐53）弁道話「きかずや祖師のいはく、修証はすなはちなきにあらず」〔法華経科註〕② 学問や技芸などで一派を打ち立てた師。※観智院本三宝絵（984）下「すべて天竺震旦我国の諸道の祖師達をも供をそなへて同くたてまつる」〔漢書‐外戚伝下・定陶丁姫〕③ ものごとのはじめ。もと。元祖。※滑稽本・浮世床（1813‐23）初「しかし又むかしは万事の祖師(ソシ)だから能事(いいこと)は能のさ」

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