also: おんしゅ
drinking alcohol (as a Buddhist precept violation)
Specifically refers to the consumption of alcohol as prohibited by one of the five Buddhist precepts. Not a general term for drinking.
See also: 飲酒 (いんしゅ)
precept against drinking alcohol
Abbreviation of 飲酒戒 (おんじゅかい), the Buddhist precept that forbids alcohol consumption. Used in doctrinal contexts.
See also: 飲酒戒 (おんじゅかい)
In Buddhism, drinking alcohol is prohibited as one of the five precepts.
「飲酒」 is sometimes used as an abbreviation for the precept against drinking alcohol.
precept against drinking alcohol
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist term. The reading おんじゅ is more common than おんしゅ.
Alternate reading; less common than おんじゅ.
From Middle Chinese 飲酒 (ʔˠiɪm t͡sɨuX). The reading おんじゅ is the go-on reading, typical of Buddhist terminology.