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

作为他唯一的学生，我必须继承老师的衣钵，把这项事业做下去。

noun · The cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to a disciple to signify the transmission of the Dharma.

五祖弘忍将衣钵传给了慧能，确立了他六祖的地位。