精舎

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 精舎 – see 精舍 (“monastery; vihara”).
(This term is a variant form of 精舍).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
精 舎
しょう
Grade: 5 		しゃ > じゃ
Grade: 5
Alternative spelling
精舍 (kyūjitai)

Noun

精(しょう)舎(じゃ) or 精舎(せいしゃ) • (shōja or seisha) 

  1. a monastery, a temple, a convent
  2. vihara, a Buddhist monastery, Buddhist temple
    • 2019 February 23 (last accessed), “Zenkoku no shōja ”, in Nihon Theravada Bukkyō Kyōkai ‎:
      ゴータミー精舎(しょうじゃ)は初期(しょき)仏教(ぶっきょう)（テーラワーダ仏教・上座(ぶっきょう・かみざ)仏教(ぶっきょう)）を学(まな)び、実践(じっせん)する「お釈迦(しゃか)様(さま)のお寺(てら)」です。旧玉川(きゅうたまがわ)上水(じょうすい)の遊歩道(ゆうほどう)に面(めん)した精舎(しょうじゃ)では、スリランカやミャンマーの長老-方(ちょうろうかた)の指導(しどう)による瞑想(めいそう)会・勉強(かい・べんきょう)会(かい)などが開催(かいさい)されて-います。
      Gōtamī Shōja wa shoki Bukkyō (Tērawāda Bukkyō Kamiza Bukkyō) o manabi, jissen suru “Oshaka sama no otera” desu. Kyūtamagawa jōsui no yūhodō ni menshita shōja de wa, Suriranka ya Myanmā no chōrō kata no shidō ni yoru meisō kai benkyō kai nado ga kaisai sarete-imasu.
      Gōtamī Vihara studies and practices the early Buddhism (Theravada Buddhism, Sthaviravāda) of “the temple of Gautama Buddha”. The monastery faces the Kyutama River esplanade, where senior monks from Sri Lanka or Myanmar hold mediation and study sessions and events.

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