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Chinese
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to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension |
that; those; which
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| trad. (維那)
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維
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那
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| simp. (维那)
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维
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那
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Etymology
Combined from native Chinese 維 (“to maintain”) + an abbreviation of Sanskrit कर्मदान (karmadāna, “duty-distributor”).
Pronunciation
Noun
維那
- (archaic) A monastic official in charge of a prefecture during the Northern and Southern Dynasties
- (Buddhism) duty-distributor; a arranger of duties in command of a monastery
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
維那 • (ina)
- (Buddhism) administrator of a temple, a priest who manages temple affairs or assigns duties to lower-ranking priests
Usage notes
Along with 上座 (jōza, “chief priest”) who oversees doctrine for the sect, and 寺主 (jishu, “temple priest”) who oversees activities in the temple, 維那 is one of the three 三綱 (sankō) in temples with this administrative structure.