noun
ascetic practices; self-mortification
Buddhist term for rigorous ascetic discipline, especially renouncing attachment to food, clothing, and shelter. Often associated with the historical Buddha's path.
釈迦は六年間の頭陀行の末に悟りを開いた。
Shakyamuni attained enlightenment after six years of ascetic practices.
noun
religious mendicancy; mendicant monk
Refers to the practice of begging for alms as a religious discipline, or a monk who lives by begging. A traditional Buddhist monastic practice.
頭陀の僧は托鉢に出かけた。
The mendicant monk went out to beg for alms.
noun
sack; carry-all bag
Abbreviation of 頭陀袋 (ずだぶくろ), a cloth bag traditionally carried by mendicant monks. Now used for any large cloth carry-all.
See also: 頭陀袋
「頭陀袋」の略で、布製の大きな袋を指すことがある。
An abbreviation of 頭陀袋, it can refer to a large cloth bag.
Buddhist term derived from Sanskrit dhūta, referring to ascetic practices that shake off defilements. The kanji are phonetic (ateji).