The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2257 page)
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Shushogi
(text summarizing S
t
):
(text summarizing S
t):Sh
so
(religious founder):
so(religious founder):
Shusse
(Jap.). One who has transcended an existing state. The application is various, e.g. to one who has renounced the world to become a Buddhist monk, to a
bodhisattva
who appears in this world to save sentient beings, to a
Zen
monk who undertakes the headship of a community or temple, etc.
bodhisattva
who appears in this world to save sentient beings, to a
Zen
monk who undertakes the headship of a community or temple, etc.
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