bonzes
Asian Buddhist monks
Bonzes is the plural of bonze, a term for Buddhist monks or priests, particularly in East Asia.
The word entered European languages through Portuguese missionaries in Japan and carries a slightly foreign or historical flavor in English: The temple was attended by several bonzes in saffron robes.
It appears mainly in historical or literary contexts.
Buddhist religious community
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- robesLong loose outer garments
- saffronCrocus-derived golden spice
alms · vows · monastic · Vinaya · Theravada · Mahayana · Pali · sutra
Tiered Asian temple tower
- shrineSacred devotional place
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- altarSacred ritual table
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
offerings · ritual · ceremony · worship · sacred · pilgrimage · bell · gong
Zen seated meditation
- koanBuddhist mind-puzzle
- satoriSudden spiritual awakening
- muGreek alphabet's twelfth character
- zendoZen meditation hall
enlightenment · mindfulness · bodhi · samadhi · meditation · temple · calligraphy · garden
Andean beast of burden
- mandalaCircular spiritual diagram
- thangkaTibetan religious fabric painting
- tantricOf Hindu mystical tradition
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
sangha
Buddhist religious community
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- noviceInexperienced newcomer to field
- robesLong loose outer garments
saffron · alms · vows · monastic · Vinaya · Theravada · Mahayana · Pali · sutra · dharma
pagoda
Tiered Asian temple tower
incense · offerings · ritual · ceremony · worship · sacred · pilgrimage · bell · gong · statue
zazen
Zen seated meditation
zendo · enlightenment · mindfulness · bodhi · samadhi · meditation · temple · calligraphy · garden
lama
Andean beast of burden
bonzeslaypeople
Those outside a profession
laity · laymen · laywomen · householders · congregants
bonzesmaterialists
Prioritizers of physical possessions
hedonists · sensualists · sybarites · libertines · epicureans