和尚

hé shɑnɡ  

monk

法师

fǎ shī  

master of the Law (a title of respect for a Buddhist or Taoist priest)

出家

chū jiā       

to renounce the family (to become a monk or nun)

僧

sēnɡ   

monk

道场

dào chǎnɡ       

place where Taoist or Buddhist rites are performed

随机抽样

suí jī chōu yànɡ    

Random sampling

祈祷

qí dǎo       

to pray

笔者

bí zhě

写文章的人

偶然

ǒu rán

by accident

心路

xīn lù   

experience of one’s feeling/understanding towards the world

启发

qǐ fā    

to enlighten; to inspire

信仰

xìn yǎnɡ    

belief

推断

tuī duàn    

to infer