Definition of Roshi in English:
Roshi
nounPlural roshis, Plural Roshisˈrəʊʃi
The spiritual leader of a community of Zen Buddhist monks.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many well-known generals were private Zen students of famous Roshis.
- Two monks are standing in the garden of the monastery, arguing over the nature of reality when the Roshi overhears them.
- I saw Roshi only at meals, which, unlike most abbots, he took with the monks.
- As Suzuki Roshi said the first time I heard him lecture, ‘You're perfect just as you are.’
- Upon Suzuki Roshi's death in 1971, his dharma heir Zentatsu Richard Baker was installed as abbot, one of the first Western students trained by an Asian master to become a Roshi.
Synonyms
spiritual teacher, teacher, tutor, sage, counsellor, mentor, guiding light, spiritual leader, leader, master