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| − | + | [[preceptor]] (''[[upādhyāya]]'', [[和尚]]). A [[monk]] qualified to teach other [[monks]]. However, the {{Wiki|Chinese}} title ''[[heshang]]'' was {{Wiki|phonetically}} translated from ''[[khosha]]'', a [[word]] used in the {{Wiki|kingdom}} of [[Yutian]] ([[于闐]]), or [[Khotan]], present-day [[Hetian]] ([[和田]]), in {{Wiki|Xinjiang}}, [[China]]. It has become an honorific address to an [[exalted]] [[monk]]. A [[Spiritual Guide]] who give us [[vows]] or commitments to observe. | |
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Latest revision as of 23:50, 18 February 2014
preceptor (upādhyāya, 和尚). A monk qualified to teach other monks. However, the Chinese title heshang was phonetically translated from khosha, a word used in the kingdom of Yutian (于闐), or Khotan, present-day Hetian (和田), in Xinjiang, China. It has become an honorific address to an exalted monk. A Spiritual Guide who give us vows or commitments to observe.
