also: そうけ
noun
Rare term for a Buddhist temple; more common words are 寺 (てら) or 寺院 (じいん).
古い文献には「僧家」という語が寺院を指して使われている。
In old documents, the word 僧家 is used to refer to a Buddhist temple.
noun
Rare term for a Buddhist priest; more common words are 僧侶 (そうりょ) or 坊さん (ぼうさん).
「僧家」は僧侶を意味する古い言い方だ。
僧家 is an old way of saying Buddhist priest.
Composed of 僧 (monk) and 家 (house/family), literally 'monk's house'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is rare and mostly found in older texts.