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在家	zài jiā	to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家)
和尚	hé shang	Buddhist monk
跑了和尚，跑不了寺	pǎo le hé shàng , pǎo bù liǎo sì	the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom) / you can run this time, but you'll have to come back / I'll get you sooner or later
少林寺	Shào lín Sì	Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks
僧	sēng	(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽)
丈二和尚，摸不着头脑	zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo	lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom) / fig. at a total loss
上座	shàng zuò	seat of honor (at a banquet, meeting etc) / (Buddhism) senior monk's seat or title
住持	zhù chí	to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist / abbot / head monk
僧尼	sēng ní	(Buddhist) monks and nuns
僧人	sēng rén	monk
三个和尚没水喝	sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē	lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
僧多粥少	sēng duō zhōu shǎo	lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply
三藏法师	Sān zàng fǎ shī	monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘 (602-664)
出家	chū jiā	to enter monastic life; to become a monk or nun
做一天和尚撞一天钟	zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng	lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom) / fig. to do one's job mechanically / to hold a position passively
禅师	chán shī	honorific title for a Buddhist monk
圆寂	yuán jì	death / to pass away (of Buddhist monks, nuns etc)
戒刀	jiè dāo	Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)
禅杖	chán zhàng	the staff of a Buddhist monk
法宝	fǎ bǎo	Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand