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桑门
sāng​mén

Buddhist monk

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

桑门/ 桑門 sāng​mén Buddhist monk

(Buddhist term) a Buddhist monk; historically used to refer to any ascetic or religious mendicant in India, but used specifically for Buddhist clergy in Chinese contexts

References

variant 桑门/桑門 → 沙门/沙門
classifier 桑门/桑門 → 位/位
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