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The Japanese rōshi is a translation of the more antiquated Chinese Laozi (Wade-Giles; Lao Tzu) meaning 'Old Master' and connoting the archetype of a wise old man.The modern Chinese 老師/老师 (Chinese pinyin: Lǎoshī) is a common word for teacher or professor without the religious or spiritual connotation of rōshi.
Master Roshi is a popular and widely recognized character, [11] who has appeared in several "top" character lists by fans and critics. Japanese fans voted Master Roshi the thirteenth most popular character of the series in a 2004 poll. [12] Master Roshi was ranked second place in a Japanese fan poll conducted by Charapedia for their favorite ...
Otogawa, who preferred to be called by his first name, rather than by either of the Japanese Zen honorifics: sensei (teacher) or roshi (master), [2] came to San Francisco, California, United States, from Japan in 1967 in response to an invitation from Shunryu Suzuki-roshi, serving as his assistant at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center until 1970.
According to roshi Sokun Tsushimoto, the title of shike is equivalent to Zen master and roshi: [web 10] 'Roshi' is the title compatible with the most formal title 'Shike' who got officially authorized as a Dharma successor by authentic master. [web 10] [d] The shike has received inka-shōmei or dharma transmission.
According to roshi Sokun Tsushimoto, the title of roshi is equivalent to Zen master and shike: [6] 'Roshi' is the title compatible with the most formal title ‘Shike’ who got officially authorized as a Dharma successor by authentic master. [6] [7] There are only about fifty [web 4] to eighty [web 5] of such inka shōmei-bearers in Japan: In ...
Roshi may refer to: Rōshi, a Japanese honorific title; Food. Roshi in Dhivehi (Maldivian language) refers to bread or roti; ... Master Roshi, a Dragon Ball character
Hōun Jiyu-Kennett (Japanese: 法雲慈友ケネット, 1 January 1924 – 6 November 1996), born Peggy Teresa Nancy Kennett, was a British roshi most famous for having been the first female to be sanctioned by the Sōtō School of Japan to teach in the West. [citation needed]
Kyozan Joshu Sasaki (佐々木承周, Sasaki Jōshū), Roshi (April 1, 1907 – July 27, 2014) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen teacher who lived in Los Angeles, United States since 1962. He was one of the most influential but also controversial Zen masters in America, "coercing hundreds of [students] into having sexual contact with him" since at ...