Chinese
阿阇梨 / 阿闍梨 [āshélí]
Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration); also written 阿闍黎|阿阇黎[āshélí]
Japanese
noun
- high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest (abbr. of 阿闍梨耶, from the Sanskrit "ācārya")
- initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon)
- monk who conducts religious services
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