学がく問もん僧そう

noun

scholar monk

Historical term for a Buddhist monk who pursued scholarly learning, often traveling to China or India to study scriptures and bring back knowledge.

• 奈な良ら時じ代だいには多おおくの学がく問もん僧そうが唐とうに渡わたった。

  During the Nara period, many scholar monks traveled to Tang China.