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阿阇梨

ā shé lí

3-character word Traditional 阿闍梨

What 阿阇梨 means

1. Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration)
2. also written {阿阇黎|ā shé lí}

The characters in 阿阇梨

• 阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity…
• 阇dūdefensive platform over gate; barbican
• 梨lípear

Sounds the same

Read ā shé lí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 阿阇黎Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration); also written 阿阇梨