首座 shǒuzuò

1. shǒuzuò proper noun chief
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
2. shǒuzuò proper noun Shouzuo; Rector; Chief Seat
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Chan , Concept: Post 职事
   Notes: Japanese: shuza; a position in a Chan monastery held by one of the prefects, responsible for infractions of the monastic code (BL 'shǒuzuò'; Ding '首座'; FGDB '首座'; SH '首座'; Welch 1967, p. 422)

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• A Buddhist View of Space and Time 佛教的時空觀 Humanistic Buddhism Series 2 - Life and Society 《人間佛教系列2－人生與社會》 — count: 13
• Lecture 4: Forty-Eight Positions 第四講‧四十八單 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》 — count: 13
• 17. A Mountain Stronghold Changes into a Buddha Shrine 十七．山寨改佛殿 National Master Yulin 《玉琳國師》 — count: 9
• Lecture 11: Visit Rounds to Notify the Multitude 第十一講‧巡寮告眾 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》 — count: 9
• The Arhat Religious Experience 阿羅漢的宗教體驗 Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Religion and Experience 《人間佛教系列10－宗教與體驗》 — count: 4
• Lecture 7: Buddhist Forms of Address 第七講‧佛門稱謂 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》 — count: 3
• Lecture 12: Period Start and Ending 第十二講‧期頭期尾 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》 — count: 3
• Lecture 6: Intersting Monastery Occurrences 第六講‧叢林趣聞 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》 — count: 3
• 2. Combined Practice of Chan and Pure Land Buddhism - 1. Meditation 貳、禪淨加行篇 一、禪修 Buddhism Series 7 - Organization and Ceremonies 《佛教叢書7－儀制》 — count: 3
• Section 2 China - Chapter 9: Chan School of Buddhism Gathers Large Numbers of Followers 第二篇　中國篇 第九章　禪宗的風起雲湧 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 3

Collocations

• 首座弟子 (首座弟子) 當時五祖座下的首座弟子神秀 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 28
• 首座和尚 (首座和尚) 首座和尚 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 4: Forty-Eight Positions 第四講‧四十八單 — count: 14
• 三教首座 (三教首座) 並且敕封為三教首座 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 2 - Life and Society 《人間佛教系列2－人生與社會》, A Buddhist View of Politics 佛教的政治觀 — count: 10
• 老首座 (老首座) 經一位老首座指示 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 8
• 首座等 (首座等) 首座等重要職事 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 5: The Meaning of “Dan” 第五講‧單的意義 — count: 5
• 首座达摩 (首座達摩) 斯里蘭卡西區首座達摩羅卡 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life (1) 人間佛教的藍圖（上） — count: 4
• 美国首座 (美國首座) 成為美國首座由華人創辦且獲得該項榮譽的大學 — A Life With Palms Joined 3 - The Causes and Conditions of One-Stroke Calligraphy 《合掌人生3－一筆字的因緣》, Towards the Buddha's Testament 向佛陀訴說 — count: 3
• 位首座 (位首座) 卻缺乏一位首座和尚住持 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 2 - Life and Society 《人間佛教系列2－人生與社會》, A Buddhist View of Space and Time 佛教的時空觀 — count: 3
• 担任首座 (擔任首座) 或是擔任首座 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 12: Period Start and Ending 第十二講‧期頭期尾 — count: 3
• 国内首座 (國内首座) 國內首座公立 — Letters for Spring Festival (A Letter to Dharma Friends) 《新春告白（致護法朋友們的一封信）》, 1996 Letter for Spring Festival 1996年新春告白 — count: 2