ajari
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{{nihongo|Ajari|阿闍梨}} is a Japanese term that is used in various schools of Buddhism in Japan, specifically Tendai and Shingon,Fischer-Schreiber, 5 in reference to a senior monk who teaches students; often abbreviated to jari. The term is a Japanese rendering of the Chinese transliteration for the Sanskrit "âcârya," one who knows and teaches the rules."Baroni, 4 In the Sōtō tradition, this title is used in reference to any monk that has completed five ango—a way of demonstrating respect and reverence for them.
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- {{cite book| last =Baroni| first =Helen J.| author-link =Helen J. Baroni| title =The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism| publisher =The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.| date =2002| isbn = 0-8239-2240-5| oclc =42680558}}
- {{cite book| last =Fischer-Schreiber| first =Ingrid| author2 =Schuhmacher, Stephan| author3 =Woerner, Gert| title =The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen| publisher =Shambhala Publications| date =1989| url =https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780877739807| isbn =0-87773-980-3| url-access =registration}}
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Category:Japanese Buddhist titles
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