Shirabe
和尚
Common Noun given name or forename, gender not specified
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language Buddhism priestly teacher;preceptor
trad. pronounced おしょう in Zen and Pure Land, かしょう in Tendai and Kegon, わじょう in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu and Shin Buddhism
The robes do not make the monk.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Buddhism monk (esp. the head monk of a temple);priest;head priest
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Buddhism second highest priestly rank in Buddhism
See also:
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
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Oshou
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