维那

維那

wéinà

noun #35,217

Meanings

1 weina - Buddhist monastic role responsible for managing temple affairs
2 transliteration of Sanskrit karma-dāna ('giver of duties')

Characters

(transliteration syllable; lit. 'maintain')

(transliteration syllable; lit. 'that')

Examples

HSK 7-9

寺里的维那负责管理僧众事务。

Sì lǐ de wéinà fùzé guǎnlǐ sēngzhòng shìwù.

The temple's weina is responsible for managing the monks' affairs.

HSK 7-9

他在寺院担任维那一职。

Tā zài sìyuàn dānrèn wéinà yì zhí.

He holds the post of weina at the monastery.

Tips

history

维那 transliterates the Sanskrit 羯磨陀那 (karma-dāna), translated as 授事 ('giver of duties'). In a Chinese Buddhist temple it ranks just below the 上座 (chief elder) and 寺主 (abbot), and runs day-to-day discipline and ritual. Modern usage is rare outside monastic contexts.

Stroke Order

维 wéi

那 nà