Meaning of 度牒
度牒 means government-issued identification certificate for Buddhist monks and nuns. Pronounced dù dié.
- government-issued identification certificate for Buddhist monks and nuns
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
Táng唐
cháo朝
，
sēng僧
lǚ侣
bì必
xū须
chí持
yǒu有
guān官
fāng方
bān颁
fā发
de的
dù度
dié牒
cái才
suàn算
hé合
fǎ法
chū出
jiā家
。
In the Tang Dynasty, monks had to hold an officially issued dudie to be considered legally ordained.
Zhè这
fèn份
dù度
dié牒
zhèng证
míng明
le了
tā他
de的
sēng僧
rén人
shēn身
fèn份
，
bìng并
miǎn免
chú除
tā他
de的
yáo徭
yì役
。
This dudie certificate proved his identity as a monk and exempted him from corvée labor.
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
xiē些
rén人
wèi为
táo逃
bì避
fù赋
shuì税
ér而
gòu购
mǎi买
wěi伪
zào造
de的
dù度
dié牒
。
In ancient times, some people bought forged dudie certificates to evade taxes.
Zhè这
zuò座
sì寺
miào庙
de的
zhù住
chí持
jiāng将
lì历
dài代
zǔ祖
shī师
chuán传
xià下
de的
dù度
dié牒
zhēn珍
cáng藏
yú于
zàng藏
jīng经
gé阁
zhōng中
。
The abbot of this temple treasures the dudie certificates passed down by generations of patriarchs in the scripture repository.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
份/ fèn
Primary
张/ zhāng