low-ranking monk doing kitchen chores
Historical term for a junior monk assigned to menial kitchen work such as grinding miso. Rare and not used in modern contexts.
Miso-suri-bōzu is a term for a low-ranking monk who ground miso and did odd jobs in the temple kitchen.
Derogatory and rare; used to belittle a monk by implying they are only fit for menial tasks. Not a neutral term for a monk.
Behind his back, they called that monk a miso-suri-bōzu, good for nothing.