宗そう師し

noun

great master; leading authority; revered teacher

A respectful title for a highly accomplished master or authority, especially in traditional arts, scholarship, or spiritual disciplines.

• 彼かれは茶さ道どうの宗そう師しとして知しられている。

  He is known as a great master of the tea ceremony.

• その宗そう師しの教おしえは多おおくの弟で子しに受うけ継つがれた。

  The revered teacher's teachings were passed down to many disciples.