- Ajari
Ajari is a Japanese term that is used in various schools of
Buddhism inJapan , specificallyTendai andShingon ,Fischer-Schreiber, 5] in reference to a "senior monk who teaches students; often abbreviated to jari. The term is a Japanese rendering of the Chinese transliteration for the Sanskrit "âcârya ," one who knows and teaches the rules."Baroni, 4] In theSoto tradition, this title is used in reference to any monk that has completed fiveango —a way of demonstrating respect and reverence for them.ee also
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Âcârya
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References
*cite book| last =Baroni| first =Helen J.| authorlink =Helen J. Baroni| coauthors =| title =The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism| publisher =The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.| date =2002| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42680558&referer=brief_results| doi =| id = | isbn = 0823922405
*cite book| last =Fischer-Schreiber| first =Ingrid| authorlink =| coauthors = Schuhmacher, Stephan; Woerner, Gert| title =The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen| publisher =Shambhala Publications| date =1989| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30566776&referer=one_hit| doi =| id = | isbn = 0877739803
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