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is a Buddhist priest (in charge of a temple);〔''Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary'', Tokyo 1991, ISBN 4-7674-2015-6〕 honorific title of preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism). The same kanji are also pronounced kashō as an honorific title of preceptor or high priest in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism and wajō as an honorofic title of preceptor or high priest in Shingon, Hossō, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism. ==Etymology== Oshō is the Japanese reading of the Chinese ''he shang'' (和尚), meaning a high-ranking Buddhist monk or highly virtuous Buddhist monk. It is also a respectful designation for Buddhist monks in general and may be used with the suffix ''-san''. According to the Kōjien Japanese dictionary and the Kanjigen dictionary of Chinese character source meanings, it is originally derived from the Sanskrit ''upadhyaya'', meaning "master" in the sense of "teacher". The literally meaning is "self-taught Buddhist monk/teacher"〔(Oshobob, ''What is an Osho? )〕 The Chinese term "he-shang" is derived from the Sanskrit word upadhyaya or acharya: The standard English translation of ''oshō'' has become ''priest'', it has a somewhat different connotation in Zen: According to the Kōjien, the two characters making up the word are actually pronounced ''oshō'' only in the Zen and Pure Land sects. For example, they are read ''kashō'' in the Tendai sect and ''wajō'' in the Shingon sect. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oshō」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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