尊者
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Chinese[edit]
to honour | ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth) | ||
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trad. (尊者) | 尊 | 者 | |
simp. #(尊者) | 尊 | 者 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
尊者
- (literary) a person with high status; a senior person
- 養尊者必易服,養卑者否。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Yǎng zūnzhě bì yì fú, yǎng bēi zhě fǒu. [Pinyin]
- In ministering to one more honourable than himself, the rule required a person to change the mourning he might be wearing, but not if the other were of lower position.
养尊者必易服,养卑者否。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (Buddhism) the Reverend; the Venerable; his Holiness
Usage notes[edit]
In Buddhism, this term is a translation of Sanskrit आर्य (ārya).
References[edit]
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “尊者” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].