典てん座ざ

noun

one of the six chief administrators of a Zen temple; the officer in charge of meals and provisions

A specific role within the traditional Zen monastic hierarchy (六知事). The 典座 oversees the kitchen, food preparation, and related supplies. The term is primarily encountered in Buddhist contexts.

See also: 六知事

• 彼かれは禅ぜん寺でらで典てん座ざを務つとめている。

  He serves as the tenza (chief cook) at the Zen temple.

• 典てん座ざは修しゅ行ぎょう僧そうたちの食しょく事じを管かん理りする重じゅう要ような役やく職しょくだ。

  The tenza is an important position that manages the meals of the trainee monks.