高僧 (gāo sēng) — eminent monk (Buddhist, highly accomplished in practice and wisdom)
Definition
A highly accomplished Buddhist monk, distinguished by long practice and wisdom. 高 prefixes the monk term 僧 to signal eminence — literally 'eminent monk'.
noun
eminent monk (Buddhist, highly accomplished in practice and wisdom)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 高僧。Zhè zuò sì miào céng jīng yǒu yí wèi zhù míng de gāo sēng.This temple once had a famous eminent monk.
- 高僧。gāo sēng De zhì huì yǐng xiǎng le hěn duō rén.The wisdom of the eminent monk influenced many people.
- 高僧。Zhè wèi gāo sēng xiū xíng le wǔ shí nián.This eminent monk has practiced for fifty years.
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