A person's teachings, skills, or professional tradition passed down to a successor; a mantle.

earthen bowl (Shanghainese)

a small mortar used for grinding medicines into a powder

mortar (bowl for grinding with pestle)

Specifically referring to the Order of Friars Minor, founded by St. Francis of Assisi, the most prominent of the mendicant orders.

golden alms bowl (of a Buddhist monk)

to take up someone's mantle or follow in someone's steps

generic term for pottery