sēng​là

monastic seniority

  • created sense approved 僧腊/僧臘 · sēng​là · monastic seniority — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    僧腊 / 僧臘

    sēng​là

    monastic seniority

    the number of years a person has been an ordained Buddhist monk, typically counted from the end of the annual summer retreat

    僧 (literal) → 僧 · sēng · monk 腊 (literal) → 腊/臘 · là · monastic age

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