僧王
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僧伽罗阇(巴利语:Sangha-raja;高棉语:សង្ឃរាជ sanghreach;泰语:พระสังฆราช Sangkharat),意译为僧王,上座部佛教名词,是泰国和柬埔寨等东南亚国家巴利语系佛教的最高领袖的名称,名义上是全国僧侣的统领[1]。
词源
巴利语中的Sangha-raja为僧伽(巴利语:Sangha;梵语:Saṃgha)和王者(巴利语、梵语:rāja)的合成词。
概论
僧王音译“增加拉者”,是泰国和柬埔寨对佛教最高领袖的称呼。在缅甸,则称僧王为“萨沙那邦”(缅甸语:သာသနာပိုင်,Thathanabaing,意为“佛法看守人”)或摩诃僧伽拉者(缅甸语:မဟာသံဃာရာဇာ Mahasangharaja,义为“大僧王”)[2],1938年被英国殖民当局废黜。
僧王在泰国享有崇高地位,与国王及政府平起平坐。
参见
参考资料
- ^ ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน, พจนานุกรม ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน พ.ศ. 2542, กรุงเทพฯ : นานมีบุ๊คส์พับลิเคชั่นส์, 2546, หน้า 1160
- ^ Twomey, D.H.R. The Thathanabaing, Head of the Buddhist Monks of Burma. The Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review (Oriental Institute). January 1904, XVII (33/34): 326–335.
书目
- Bennett, Charles Henry Allan. The Thathanabaing. Buddhism: A Quarterly Illustrated Review (Rangoon: International Buddhist Society). November 1904, 1 (4): 177–208.
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- Harris, Ian, Buddhism and Politics in Twentieth-century Asia, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2001, ISBN 0-8264-5178-0
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- Long, Edward E. Order of the Yellow Robe. Broad views (Gay & Bird). January 1906, 5 (25).
- Scott, J. George. Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan states (PDF) 2. Superintendent, Government Printing. 1900 [2017-07-09]. (原始内容存档 (PDF)于2019-12-08).
- Twomey, D.H.R. The Thathanabaing, Head of the Buddhist Monks of Burma. The Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review (Oriental Institute). January 1904, XVII (33/34): 326–335.