What does a bowl mean?

"Bowl" is a Chinese character, which refers to a kind of pottery used for washing or holding things. It is shaped like a basin, but smaller, and is used for holding rice, vegetables, tea and so on. Generally speaking, it refers to the utensils used by monks, such as pottery bowls, iron bowls and wooden bowls. The amount of a bowl is just enough for a monk. Monks are only allowed to bring three clothes and a bowl for begging. Today, monks in Southern Buddhism, such as Thailand, still open their doors every morning.

Basic word meaning

1. Pottery utensils for washing or holding things: ~. Rice ~ tea. Milk (tool for grinding drugs into fine powder)

Detailed word meaning

1. Audio and video. From Jin, Bunsen. Monk tableware II. The tableware used by monks, like bowls, has a flat bottom and a slightly smaller mouth.

A bottle and a bowl are enough for me. -Peng Qing end book "Show sons and nephews for learning"

3. another example: alms bowl (Buddhist term. It is a bell-shaped tableware used by monks); Bodoro (Buddhist language. Monk's food container)

4. A small pottery shaped like a basin is used to hold rice, vegetables, tea, etc. Such as: pottery bowl; Rice bowl; Porridge bowl