方丈 (fāng zhang) — (noun) Buddhist abbot; head monk of a monastery; (noun) the abbot's quarters in a Buddhist monastery; (noun) a traditional unit of area, about 11.11 square meters (archaic)
Definition
In a Buddhist monastery, 方丈 is both the head monk (the abbot) and the small residence where he lives. The two senses usually disambiguate from context — the person uses 是/的, the room uses 在/里.
noun
Buddhist abbothead monk of a monasterythe abbot's quarters in a Buddhist monasterya traditional unit of areaabout 11.11 square meters (archaic)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 方丈。Zhè wèi fāng zhang shì yí wèi fēi cháng yǒu zhì huì de gāo sēng.This abbot is a very wise and eminent monk.
- 方丈。Sì miào lǐ de fāng zhang zhèng zài gěi dì zǐ men jiǎng jīng.The abbot in the temple is giving a sutra lecture to the disciples.
- 方丈。Kè rén men bèi qǐng dào le fāng zhang lǐ hē chá.The guests were invited into the abbot's quarters to drink tea.
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