give food to monks; alms-giving
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to give food to monks or nuns; to provide a vegetarian meal to Buddhist clergy
Primarily used in Buddhist contexts referring to the act of lay devotees offering meals to monastics as a form of merit-making. The food offered is strictly vegetarian.
Xǔ许
duō多
xìn信
tú徒
zài在
Fó佛
dàn诞
rì日
dào到
sì寺
miào庙
shī施
zhāi斋
。
Many devotees go to temples to offer food to monks on Buddha's Birthday.
Shī施
zhāi斋
shì是
jī积
lěi累
gōng功
dé德
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
fāng方
shì式
。
Giving food to monks is a way to accumulate merit.
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Zhè这
wèi位
fù富
shāng商
měi每
yuè月
chū初
yī一
shí十
wǔ五
dōu都
huì会
qù去
miào庙
lǐ里
shī施
zhāi斋
。
This wealthy merchant goes to the temple to give alms on the first and fifteenth of every month.