錫しゃく

noun

bishop's staff; khakkhara

Abbreviation of 錫杖 (しゃくじょう), a Buddhist monk's staff with metal rings. Used in Buddhist contexts.

See also: 錫杖 (しゃくじょう)

• 「錫しゃく」は「錫しゃく杖じょう」の略りゃくで、僧そう侶りょが持もつ金きん属ぞくの輪わがついた杖つえを指さす。

  「錫」 is an abbreviation of 「錫杖」, referring to the staff with metal rings carried by Buddhist monks.