沙门

Traditional form:

沙門

Pinyin (reading):

shāmén

Definitions:

• monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India)
• Buddhist monk

Characters:

• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 门 - gate, door, entrance, opening

Traditional characters:

• 沙 - sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 門 - gate, door, entrance, opening