僧
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Meanings
- monk, priest
- sangha (the Buddhist community)
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That monk meditates at the mountain summit every morning.
Many monks were devoted to their ascetic training at the old temple.
He became a monk in his youth and devoted his entire life to the Buddhist path.
The monk's sutra chanting reverberated solemnly throughout the quiet hall.
In Buddhism, 'sō' can also refer to a community of renunciants who observe precepts and live together.
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