Chinese word 衣缽 meaning explanation pronunciation

Writing Sheet

Word

Pinyin yī bō

Phonetic Notation ㄧㄅㄛ

Englishthe cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism), legacy, mantle

GermanyMantel und Almosenschüssel buddhist. Mönche, Erbe übernehmen, mit dem Geist von jmd. Durchträngt sein

◎ 衣钵 yībō

[legacy; Buddhist monk’s mantle and alms bowl which he hands down to his favourite disciple] 原指佛教中师父传授给徒弟的袈裟和钵,后泛指传授下来的思想、学问、技能等

中国禅宗师徒间道法的授受，常付衣钵为信证，称为衣钵相传。一般文学作品中也用衣钵相传来表示技术、信念、目标的一个传承过程。