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how to address a Buddist priest?

Irena

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9 May 2003
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Mina-san, Konnichiwa!
Please tell me, how to address a Buddist temple chief priest (in a letter)? I don't know his name. O-..............-sama?, but what's the word for "chief priest"?
Thanks you for your help!
Irena
;)
🙂
 
In the West, many times we will address ministers as "Reverend," sometimes we call them "Sensei." Monks are sometimes referred to as "Venerable." But a Chief Priest might even be referred to as "Bishop" in some cases. What tradition of Buddhism is the person you will be writing, and where do they live?

In Gassho,
Kakuzen
 
Konnichiwa Irena-san!

I think "-sama" is appropriate if you know his name, because the Japanese don't use managerial position(rank) in letter.


NANGI
 
Kakuzen-san, Nangi-san,
Thank you for your help!
Nangi-san! Do you remember you gave me the address of the Mangadera in Kawasaki ? (Domo arigato gozaimasu - again!) I visited Mangadera when I was in Japan few weeks ago, and I just want to write a "thank you letter" to the Mangadera's head priest in my poor beginner Nihongo (I hope I can write some words in hiragana (^-^).
How can I address him?

;)
thank you in advance!
🙂
 
Konnichiwa Irena-san!

Of course I remember Manga-dera!;)

If you don't know head priest's name, you can write "ツ湘ュナ?yナス窶コ 窶堋イツ住ツ職窶罵" for his name. "窶堋イツ住ツ職窶罵" is head priest in Japanese.

And this is the address.
ツ?ァ211-0051 ツ神窶愿楪静ャナ陳ァツ静ャツ催ィナスs窶吮??ナ陳エ窶ケテヲ窶ケ{窶愿?4ツ−12ツ−14

NANGI
 
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