沙しゃ門もん

noun

shramana; wandering Buddhist monk

Buddhist term for a monk who has left home to practice asceticism and seek enlightenment. Often used in historical or scriptural contexts.

• 沙しゃ門もんは托たく鉢はつをしながら旅たびを続つづけた。

  The shramana continued his journey while begging for alms.

• 仏ぶっ典てんには多おおくの沙しゃ門もんの逸いつ話わが記しるされている。

  Many anecdotes about shramanas are recorded in Buddhist scriptures.