Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The monk who looks after the mill.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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禪林中,掌管磨院之僧職。負責碾磨穀、麥等穀糧。又作磨主。敕修百丈清規卷四列職雜務條(大四八‧一一三三上):「磨主,兼主碓坊,米麵供眾,極有關系,須擇有道心人,諳曉舂磨等事者充之。」〔禪苑清規卷四磨頭園頭莊主解院主、禪林象器箋職位門〕
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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