剃度 (tì dù) — (Buddhism) tonsure, the shaving of the head as a monastic ordination rite
Definition
A Buddhist term for the head-shaving ceremony that formally ordains someone as a monk or nun. It is the specific ritual act, not everyday hair-cutting.
noun
(Buddhism) tonsurethe shaving of the head as a monastic ordination rite
Examples
- 剃度。Tā èr shí suì nà nián jué dìng tì dù chū jiā.At the age of twenty, he decided to take tonsure and become a monk.
- 剃度。tì dù Yí shì zài sì miào de dà diàn lǐ jǔ xíng.The tonsure ceremony was held in the main hall of the temple.
- 剃度。Zhè wèi gāo sēng nián qīng shí céng zài cǐ tì dù.This eminent monk once took tonsure here when he was young.
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