阿阇梨

Traditional form:

阿闍梨

Pinyin (reading):

āshélí

Definitions:

• Buddhist teacher (Sanskrit transliteration)
• also written 阿闍黎／阿阇黎 (āshélí)

Characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 阇 - a Buddhist high priest
• 梨 - pear; opera

Traditional characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 梨 - pear; opera