僧そう衣い

noun

priest's garb; Buddhist vestment

Refers specifically to the robes or vestments worn by Buddhist priests. A formal or technical term; in everyday conversation, 僧侶の服 or お坊さんの服 may be used instead.

• 僧そう衣いをまとった僧そう侶りょが静しずかに歩あるいていた。

  A monk in priest's garb was walking quietly.