をしやう

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of をしやう – see the following entry.

【和尚おしょう】

[noun] (Zen or Pure Land Buddhism) Buddhist priest

[noun] a Buddhist priest who is the head of a temple or in a higher rank.

[noun] title and style for high ranked Buddhist priests.

[noun] a Buddhist priest master who gives instructions to other priests.

(This term, をしやう, is a historical hiragana spelling of the above term.)