阿阇梨

Traditional: 阿闍梨

ā shé lí

Dictionary entry

Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration)

What does 阿阇梨 mean?

阿阇梨 (ā shé lí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration)

2also written 阿闍黎|阿阇黎[a1 she2 li2]

Character breakdown

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阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity · (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4] "Afghanistan"阇dūdefensive platform over gate · barbican 梨lípear · CL:個|个[ge4]

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阿阇梨

ā shé lí

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