僧そう兵へい

noun

warrior monk; priest soldier

Historical term for armed monks, especially those of the Buddhist temples in medieval Japan.

• 僧そう兵へいは比ひ叡えい山ざん延えん暦りゃく寺じの武ぶ装そうした僧そう侶りょだった。

  The warrior monks were armed monks of Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei.