Usually means: Experienced Zen master, spiritual teacher.
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  1. roshi: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. roshi: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. roshi: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. roshi: Dictionary.com
  7. Roshi: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. roshi: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. roshi: Wiktionary

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  1. Roshi: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  An elderly and revered Buddhist monk.

Similar:
dogen, sensei, Rinzai, zendo, zenji, sangha, rinpoche, koan, Doshi, kesa, more...

Phrases:
Master Roshi, Roshi Bhadain, more...

Adjectives:
yasutani, late, soen, harada, japanese, old, great, maezumi, dokutan, toyo, wise



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Similar:
dogen, sensei, Rinzai, zendo, zenji, sangha, rinpoche, koan, Doshi, kesa, more...

Phrases:
Master Roshi, Roshi Bhadain, more...

Adjectives:
yasutani, late, soen, harada, japanese, old, great, maezumi, dokutan, toyo, wise



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