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だいし

Kanji

大士 / 大史 / 第四

大士: a bodhisattva; a virtuous and strong monk / 大史: in the Ritsuryō system, a specific government rank responsible for certain court rituals / 第四: the fourth in a series or list

Japanese Meaning

だいし（大士・大史・第四）は、文脈により仏教の位階名、律令制の官職名、または順序を表す語として用いられる名詞である。 / 大士：仏教で、悟りを求める修行者である菩薩。また、徳が高く、心身ともにすぐれた僧を敬っていう語。 / 大史：日本の律令制で、特定の祭祀・儀礼などを担当した官人の官職名・官位名。 / 第四：順序や段階を数えるときの「四番目」「第４番目」を表す語。

Easy Japanese Meaning

ぶっきょうでとくがたかくちからのあるおぼうさんや、やくそくごとをつかさどるやく人、またよっつめのいみ

Chinese (Simplified) Meaning

菩萨；德高且勇猛的僧人 / 日本律令制的“大史”，掌管某些宫廷礼仪 / 第四（序列中的第四位）

Chinese (Traditional) Meaning

菩薩（亦指德行高而剛健的僧侶） / 律令制中掌管朝儀的官職 / 第四

Korean Meaning

보살; 덕망 있고 강건한 승려 / 율령제에서 궁정 의례를 맡던 관직 / 제4; 네 번째

Indonesian

bodhisattva; biksu saleh dan teguh / pangkat pejabat dalam sistem Ritsuryō untuk ritual istana / keempat dalam urutan atau daftar

Vietnamese Meaning

Bồ tát; bậc đại sĩ (nhà sư đức hạnh, kiên cường) / Chức quan trong hệ thống Ritsuryō, phụ trách một số nghi lễ triều đình / Thứ tư trong một dãy hoặc danh sách

Tagalog Meaning

bodhisattva; matuwid at matatag na monghe / ranggo ng opisyal sa sistemang Ritsuryō para sa ilang ritwal sa korte / ikaapat

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寺の古い像は、、慈悲深いだいしを表している。

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

The old statue in the temple represents a compassionate bodhisattva.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

寺庙里的古老雕像象征着一位慈悲深重的大师。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

寺廟裡的古老雕像象徵著一位慈悲深厚的大師。

Korean Translation

절의 오래된 동상은 자비로운 대사를 나타내고 있다.

Indonesian Translation

Patung tua di kuil itu menggambarkan seorang daishi yang penuh belas kasih.

Vietnamese Translation

Bức tượng cổ của ngôi chùa thể hiện một vị đại sư đầy lòng từ bi.

Tagalog Translation

Ang lumang rebulto sa templo ay kumakatawan sa isang mahabaging daishi.

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Sense（1）

大士: a bodhisattva; a virtuous and strong monk

Sense（2）

大史: in the Ritsuryō system, a specific government rank responsible for certain court rituals

Sense（3）

第四: the fourth in a series or list

Sense（4）

大姉: (Buddhism) a lay sister, a female layman

Sense（5）

大師: (Buddhism) a great priest; a great buddha or bodhisattva; a posthumous title granted to virtuous monks by the imperial court; short for ^こうぼう ^だいし, an honorary posthumous title for 空海 (Kūkai)

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