Meaning of 头陀
头陀 means mendicant monk; itinerant Buddhist ascetic who begs for food; practitioner of dhuta. Pronounced tóu tuó.
- mendicant monk; itinerant Buddhist ascetic who begs for food; practitioner of dhuta
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
wèi位
tóu头
tuó陀
měi每
rì日
tuō托
bō钵
qǐ乞
shí食
，
cóng从
bù不
liú留
sù宿
tóng同
yī一
chù处
。
This mendicant monk begs with his alms bowl every day and never spends two nights in the same place.
Gǔ古
dài代
xǔ许
duō多
gāo高
sēng僧
yǐ以
tóu头
tuó陀
xíng行
lái来
mó磨
liàn炼
xīn心
xìng性
，
qù去
chú除
tān贪
chēn嗔
chī痴
。
Many eminent monks in ancient times practiced dhuta asceticism to temper their minds and eliminate greed, anger, and ignorance.
Tā他
shě舍
qì弃
le了
shū舒
shì适
de的
sì寺
yuàn院
shēng生
huó活
，
xuǎn选
zé择
zuò做
yún云
shuǐ水
tóu头
tuó陀
。
He abandoned the comfortable monastery life and chose to become a wandering cloud-and-water ascetic.