Chinese word

禅杖

Pronunciation

Pinyinchán zhàng

Meaning

  • nounmonk's staff

Example

寺院里有一根禅杖。sì yuàn lǐ yǒu yì gēn chán zhàng

There is a monk's staff in the temple.

Illustration for 禅杖 (monk's staff)

More examples

研究者在出土文物中发现了一把带铭文的禅杖。yán jiū zhě zài chū tǔ wén wù zhōng fā xiàn le yì bǎ dài míng wén de chán zhàng

Researchers discovered an inscribed monk's staff among the excavated artifacts.

Core concept

A ceremonial staff carried by a Buddhist monk, often fitted with metal rings or bells that sound during temple rites.

Definition in Chinese

僧侣在禅宗或寺院仪式中使用的法杖，常在杖头装有金属环或铃以发声示众，亦称锡杖。sēng lǚ zài chán zōng huò sì yuàn yí shì zhōng shǐ yòng de fǎ zhàng cháng zài zhàng tóu zhuāng yǒu jīn shǔ huán huò líng yǐ fā shēng shì zhòng yì chēng xī zhàng

Word origin

禅杖 (chánzhàng, "monk's staff") is the compound 禅 (chán, "Chan Buddhism") + 杖 (zhàng, "staff"), linking the Buddhist tradition to the object.

Usage tips

  • For general conversation, this term mainly appears in temple descriptions, museum captions, and stories about Buddhist monks rather than in ordinary daily talk.

Other meanings

  • Buddhist ritual staffnoun

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