square jō (approx. 10 sq ft)
A traditional Japanese unit of area, roughly 10 square feet. Used in architectural and land contexts.
See also: 丈 (じょう)
This room is 4.5 tatami mats, which is about 4.5 square jō.
abbot's chamber
In a Buddhist temple, the room of the head priest. Often a small, simple space.
I had tea with the chief priest in the abbot's chamber.
The head priest of a Buddhist temple, especially one who resides in the 方丈 chamber.
The chief priest began his sermon.
Mount Fangzhang; Mount Fanghu
In Chinese mythology, a legendary mountain where immortals dwell. Rarely used outside mythological contexts.
Mount Fangzhang, along with Mount Penglai, is said to be inhabited by immortals.
From Chinese 方丈 (fāngzhàng), originally meaning 'one square zhang' (a unit of area). In Buddhism, it came to refer to the abbot's quarters and then the abbot himself. The mythological mountain name is also of Chinese origin.