般はん若にゃ湯とう

noun

sake; alcohol; liquor

Rare Buddhist priest jargon; a euphemistic or humorous term for alcohol, likening it to 'wisdom water'.

• 禅ぜん僧そうが般はん若にゃ湯とうをたしなむこともあると聞きいた。

  I heard that Zen monks sometimes enjoy a little alcohol, which they call 'prajna soup'.