葷くん酒しゅ

noun

pungent vegetables and alcohol

Buddhist term referring to strong-smelling vegetables (such as garlic, Chinese chives, leeks) and alcoholic drinks, both traditionally prohibited in Buddhist monastic settings.

• 禅ぜん寺でらの門もん前ぜんには「葷くん酒しゅ山さん門もんに入いるを許ゆるさず」と書かかれた石せき碑ひがある。

  At the gate of a Zen temple, there is a stone monument that reads, 'No pungent vegetables or alcohol allowed within the temple grounds.'