Sanskrit dharma-bhanaka, also translated as a mage. A monk who can speak Buddhist scriptures is called a mage. So Sakyamuni and his disciples are also wizards. Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty was known as the master of Sanzang because he was proficient in Sanzang. But in today's China folks, probably out of respect for monks or simply don't understand the meaning of the word' mage', anyone who meets a monk, even a little monk, is called a mage regardless of whether the other person is qualified to preach. The mage was originally a degree title. Only those who are proficient in Buddhism can be called wizards, not everyone can be called wizards. There is also a higher education. Those who are proficient in Confucian classics and Tibetan classics are called teachers, those who are proficient in law and Tibetan classics are called lawyers, and those who are proficient in Tibetan studies are called commentators. Even higher is Master Sanzang, a classic master of Sanzang. For example, Xuanzang and Yijing in the Tang Dynasty all won this title. ? Mage in Taoism: A Taoist who is proficient in precepts, presides over fasting ceremonies and teaches others to enter the Tao is called a mage. Those who are proficient in Taoism, can maintain health and educate people, and are teachers are called wizards.

Sanskrit Sastr means great teacher and great mentor. Sakyamuni is honored as the "Lord of the Three Realms". In China, at first, a monk named Gao De was called a master. However, in the future, the word "master" will only be used for the title after death, that is, the late monk. For example, Zhiyi, the founder of Tiantai Sect, was posthumously awarded as the master of the wise, Huisi as the master of Nanyue, and Ji Zang as the master of Jiaxiang. But at present (1992), in Taiwan Province Province, there is a living monk named "Master Xingyun". Among the Buddhist sangha in China today, there seems to be no other eminent monk called "Master" except Master Xingyun, even the one with the oldest qualification in Buddhism. Monk Yin Shun, everyone just calls him Elder Yin Shun (not Master).

One of the ten titles of Buddha. That is, the teacher of heaven and man. In the Land of Yogis Volume 82: "It is called a master because he can teach and advise disciples what to do and what not to do." Later, he became a respectful name for monks. Kumarajiva in the Book of Jin: [Yao Xing] once said, Roche said,' A master is smart and detached, and there is no second in the world. ""Song Zhuang Ji in "Chicken Ribs" volume: "The monks in the capital are afraid of monks, and they are called masters. "Wang Shifu's Romance of the West Chamber in the Yuan Dynasty, Volume I, Second Edition:" The master asked for an essay, and the teenager told it with his heart. "