Rōshi
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rōshi (老師). Literally "old teacher" or "old master". An honorific title to refer to a senior Buddhist teacher or monk in Japanese Buddhism.[1] In Japanese Zen schools, rōshi is a technical term used to refer to a teacher who is authorized to give certain teachings or to hold certain positions. The specific technical meaning of the term varies among different Zen traditions.[1]
Further reading
Rōshi, Wikipedia
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. rōshi