沙しゃ弥み十じっ戒かい

noun

the ten precepts (for novice monks)

Buddhist term referring to the ten precepts observed by a 沙弥 (novice monk). Compare with 十戒 (じっかい), which can refer to the ten precepts more broadly.

See also: 十戒

• 沙しゃ弥み十じっ戒かいは、出しゅっ家けしたばかりの僧そうが守まもるべき十じゅうの戒いましめです。

  The ten precepts for novice monks are the ten rules that a newly ordained monk must observe.