參头 (參頭) cān tóu

cān tóu proper noun Group Leader / Eldest of the Chan Hall
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Chan School , Concept: Post 职事
Notes: One of the Forty-Eight Positions in a Chan monastery, responsible for leading instruction and ceremonies (FGDB '參頭'; Guoyu '參頭'; Welch 1967, p. 421; SH '參頭', p. 343)

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