禅ぜん師じ

noun

Zen master; high-ranking Zen monk

Honorific title for a respected Zen monk, especially one recognized by the imperial court. The reading ぜんし is an irregular variant.

• その禅ぜん師じは多おおくの弟で子しを育そだてた。

  That Zen master trained many disciples.

• 禅ぜん師じの教おしえは今いまも多おおくの人ひとに影えい響きょうを与あたえている。

  The Zen master's teachings still influence many people today.