托たく鉢はつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

religious mendicancy; begging for alms

General term for monks or religious practitioners begging for food or donations. Can be used as a noun or with する.

• 僧そう侶りょが托たく鉢はつをしながら町まちを歩あるいていた。

  A monk was walking through town while begging for alms.

• 托たく鉢はつは仏ぶっ教きょうの修しゅ行ぎょうの一ひとつです。

  Begging for alms is one of the Buddhist practices.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

going to the meditation hall with one's bowl at mealtime

Specific Zen Buddhist practice: monks carry their bowls to the hall at mealtime. Domain-specific term.

• 禅ぜん寺でらでは、托たく鉢はつの後あと、食しょく事じの前まえに読経どきょうがある。

  At a Zen temple, after going to the meditation hall with their bowls, there is sutra chanting before the meal.