夏げ中ちゅう

noun

summer retreat period for monks

Buddhist term referring to the period during the rainy season when monks traditionally remain in one place for intensive practice; also called 夏安居 (げあんご).

See also: 夏安居

• 夏げ中ちゅうは、僧そう侶りょが一いっか所しょに定てい住じゅうして修しゅ行ぎょうに専せん念ねんする期き間かんです。

  Ge-chū is the period when monks reside in one place and devote themselves to practice.