also: ほいと
noun
being served food outside the meditation hall (Zen)
Only when written 陪堂 · Only with reading ほいとう
Archaic Zen Buddhist term. Refers to the practice of receiving food outside the main meditation hall, a specific monastic custom.
古い禅寺の記録に「陪堂」の語が見える。
The word 陪堂 appears in old Zen temple records.
noun
serving food; food served (archaic Zen)
Only when written 陪堂 · Only with reading ほいとう
Archaic; broader sense of serving or providing food, derived from the Zen context. Rarely used outside historical or religious texts.
陪堂の習慣は禅宗の古い儀礼の一部だった。
The custom of 陪堂 was part of old Zen Buddhist rituals.
noun
Only with reading ほいと
Archaic term for begging or a beggar. The reading ほいと is used for this sense, and the kanji forms 乞児 and 乞食 are rare historical spellings.
江戸時代の文献に「乞児」という表記が見られる。
The spelling 乞児 can be found in Edo-period documents.
The term 陪堂 is a Zen Buddhist term of Chinese origin, literally 'accompanying the hall'. The begging sense with reading ほいと is likely a separate word, possibly derived from a different Chinese compound or a native Japanese term, but the exact derivation is uncertain.