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Definition[1]

The monk who looks after the mill.

Source
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]

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
佛光電子大辭典
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