also: てつばち
noun
Buddhist mendicant's begging bowl
Specifically a metal begging bowl used by Buddhist monks; the cross-reference 応器 refers to the same object.
See also: 応器
修行僧は鉄鉢を持って托鉢に出かけた。
The ascetic monk went out begging with his iron begging bowl.
noun
Only with reading てっぱち
Archaic term for an iron helmet; the reading is restricted to てっぱち. Compare 金鉢 (かなばち) for a metal helmet.
See also: 金鉢 (かなばち)
古い文献には、武士が鉄鉢をかぶって戦ったと記されている。
Old documents record that warriors fought wearing iron helmets.
Compound of 鉄 (iron) and 鉢 (bowl). The Buddhist sense is a literal description of the metal bowl; the archaic helmet sense is a metaphorical extension based on shape.