priesthood registry; Buddhist monk register
Buddhist term referring to the official register or record of ordained monks. Used in contexts of entering or leaving the priesthood.
彼は僧籍に入ってから十年になる。
It has been ten years since he entered the priesthood registry.
He left the monk register and returned to lay life.
Compound of 僧 (monk) and 籍 (register, enrollment). The term is straightforward and transparent in meaning.