khakkhara

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit खक्खर (khakkhara, “beggar’s staff”).

Noun

khakkhara (plural khakkharas)

1. (religion) a monk's staff used especially by a Buddhist mendicant as a tool for begging or as a weapon

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 錫杖／锡杖 (zh) (xīzhàng/xízhàng), 禪杖／禅杖 (zh) (chánzhàng)

• Japanese: 錫杖 (ja) (しゃくじょう, shakujō)
• Korean: 석장(錫杖) (ko) (seokjang)
• Tibetan: འཁར་གསིལ ('khar gsil)
• Vietnamese: tích trượng (錫杖), thiền trượng (禪杖)