知し客か

noun

head monk in charge of zendo administration

A specific Zen Buddhist role: the monk who manages the administrative affairs of a meditation hall (禅堂). Not a general term for a head monk.

See also: 禅堂

• 知し客かは禅ぜん堂どうの運うん営えいを担たん当とうする僧そう侶りょです。

  The shika is the monk in charge of running the zendo.