śramaṇa (English spelling) sramana

Japanese: śramaṇa(英語表記)sramana
śramaṇa (English spelling) sramana

...A monk. A transliteration of the Sanskrit śramaṇa, it referred to a practitioner in ancient India who abandoned his family, became a monk, donned a robe and traveled while practicing asceticism. In Japan, examples of this usage can be found in the Nihon Ryōiki, such as Yakushi-ji shamon Keikai and Gangō-ji shamon Jiō, and there are also examples of people signing their names in memorial letters as shamon Saichō, who entered Tang China, or shamon Enchin.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "śramaṇa" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…僧侶のこと。サンスクリットのシュラマナśramaṇaの音訳で,古代インドにおいて家庭を捨てて出家し,衣を着て旅をしながら修行する行者をさした。日本では《日本霊異記》に薬師寺沙門景戒(けいかい)とか,元興(がんごう)寺沙門慈応とかその用例がみえ,また上表文などに前入唐沙門最澄とか,沙門円珍と自署する例もある。…

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