托鉢

たくはつ

religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)

Meanings

  1. Noun, Suru verb

    religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging
  2. going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)

Example sentences

  • 禅僧ぜんそうは新宿駅えきのあたりで托鉢たくはつしています。

    Zen priests beg for alms near Shinjuku station.